Manual of Animal Technology

After leaving school Stephen Barnett spent 18 years on the technical staff of the Royal Veterinary College, London. For the last 25 years he has been involved in the education of animal technicians and technologists, initially at the City of Westminster College, London and latterly as an independent education consultant.

Supply and production of protected animals; The mouse; The rat; The hamster; The guinea pig; The rabbit; The ferret; The cat; The dog; The common marmoset; Old world primates; Zebra fish; The African clawed frog; Genetically altered animals; Reproductive physiology; Genetic monitoring of inbred strains; Microbiological control of laboratory animals; Farm animal introduction; Cattle; Sheep; Goats; Pigs; Horses; Chickens; Quail; Nutrition; Animal drinking water; Transport of animals; Biodecontamination; Animals with defined microbiological status; Isolation of laboratory animals which are a potential infection risk; The environment; Disease; Parasitology; The law and laboratory animals; The ethical implications of the use of animals in scientific procedures; Good laboratory practice; Experimental procedures; An introduction to Telemetry in laboratory animal; Surgical techniques; Anaesthesia and perio-operative care; Euthanasia; Appendices; Glossary