Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science, Second Edition

General Aspects: Animal Research and Ethics (P. Sandøe). European Legislation on the Use of Live Animals for Scientific Research (S. Erichsen). North American Legislation and Regulation of the Use of Live Animals for Scientific Research (M.B. Dennis, Jr. and G.L. Van Hoosier, Jr.). Good Laboratory Practice (B. Lissau). Classification of Animal Experiments (K.J. Øbrink). Laboratory Animal Science Associations (O. Kugelberg and L. Wass). Allergies to Laboratory Animals (S. Hunskår and R. Fosse). Zoonoses (A. Detmer). Laboratory Animal Facilities (D.R. Sørensen). Selection of Laboratory Animals: Laboratory Animal Genetics and Genetic Monitoring (F. Dagnæs). Health Status and the Effects of Microbial Organisms on Animal Experiments (A.K. Hansen). Health Monitoring (C. Rehbinder). Nutrition and the Importance of Nutrients to Animal Experiments (A. Chwalibog). Environmental Impact on Animal Experiments (P. Svendsen). Experimental Methods: Experimental Design and Statistical Evaluation (A. Vølund). Common Non-Surgical Techniques and Procedures (K. Iwarson, L. Lindberg, and T. Waller). Gnotobiology (A. Hem). Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies (K. Erb and J. Hau). Laboratory Animal Anesthesia (P. Svendsen). The Treatment of Pain and Suffering in Laboratory Animals (A. Smith). Surgical Procedures (H.P. Olesen). Microsurgical Procedures in Experimental Research (D.A. Steinbrüchel). Post-Mortem Procedures (R. Feinstein). Alternatives to Animal Experiments: Isolated Organs as Replacements for Vertebrate Animals (J.J. Holst). Cell Cultures as Replacements for Vertebrate Animals (K. Pelkonen). Computers as Alternatives to Animals in Biomedical Education, Research, and Testing (R. Fosse).