Laboratory Animal Research Information

Go to library resources in laboratory animal research

 

Federal regulations require that a literature search be done for any protocol using animals.  These searches must include 4 databases and are done by library staff.   Request a literature search for your protocol by filling our the online request form or calling 359-3040.

 

ALTWEB
Alternatives to animal testing: reduction, refinement, replacement

American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
The premier forum for the exchange of information and expertise in the care and use of laboratory animals.

Animal Care Policy Manual
From the USDA

Animal Welfare Act and Regulations
Fulltext versions of the Act and Regulations

Animal Welfare Information Center
Providing information for improved animal care and use in research, teaching and testing. From the US Department of Agriculture

Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
Full text of the 1996 publication by the Institute of Laboratory Animal Research Commission on Life Sciences

Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Animals
Developed by the American Psychological Association's Committee on Animal Research and Ethics (CARE)

Institute for Laboratory Animal Research
Founded in 1952, the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) prepares authoritative reports on subjects of importance to the animal care and use community; serves as a clearinghouse for information about animal resources; develops and makes available scientific and technical information on laboratory animals and other biological research resources to the scientific community, institutional animal care and use committees (IACUCs), the federal government, science educators and students, and the public

Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
From the National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research

Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
Applies to all facilities that receive NIH grant support

Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia
The 2000 version of the report from the American Veterinary Medical Association sets the standard for euthanasia practices

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Library Resources

Selected book and audiovisual resources are listed.  For more titles in laboratory animal research, please search the library online catalog.

Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources.  Guide for the care and use of laboratory animals. Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1996.
QY 54 I58G 1996

Suckow, Mark A.  The laboratory rat. Burlington, MA : Elsevier Academic Press, 2006.
QY 60.R6 L123S 2006

Salem, Harry.  Advances in animal alternatives for safety and efficacy testing. Washington, DC : Taylor & Francis, 1998.
W 20.5 A375S 1998

Silverman, Jerald.  The IACUC handbook.  Boca Raton, FL :Taylor & Francis, 2007.
QY 54 I11S 2007

Suckow, Mark A.  The laboratory mouse. Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2001.
QY 60.R6 S932L 2001

Wolfensohn, Sarah.  Handbook of laboratory animal management and welfare.  Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Publishing, 2003.

QY 50 W793H 2003