Laboratory Animal Husbandry

Michael Fox is Director of the Institute for the study of Animal Problems and Scientific Director of The Humane Society of the United States.

Introduction


Chapter 1 The Laboratory Animal Environment: Room for Concern


Chapter 2 Present Standards and Questionable Conditions


Chapter 3 Experimental Variables


Chapter 4 Social Influences and Pheromones


Chapter 5 Social Deprivation and Isolation Effects


Chapter 6 Handling, Socialization, and Caretaker Effects


Chapter 7 Genotypic and Phenotypic Variables


Chapter 8 Alternatives and New Directions


Chapter 9 Behavioral and Ethical Aspects of Plain and Suffering in Research Animals


Chapter 10 Animal Health and Welfare — Toward the One Medicine


Chapter 11 Animal Rights: Ethical Issues and Human Obligations


Appendix I Humane Attitudes in Animal Care


Appendix II The Control of the Proximate, Especially Behavioral, Environment


Appendix III Section of Animal Welfare Act Relevant to the Veterinarian's Role and Judicial Authority


Appendix IV Toward A Philosophy of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Care


References


Index