Editor(s) : Suckow  &   Stevens   &   Wilson  
Release Date: 09 Jan 2012
Imprint: Academic Press
ISBN: 9780123809209
Pages: 1288
Dimensions: 276 X 216

Key Features

• 2012 PROSE Award winner for Best Single Volume Reference in Science from the Association of American Publishers
• One-stop resource for advancements in the humane and responsible care of: rabbit, guinea pig, hamster, gerbil, chinchilla, deer mouse, kangaroo rat, cotton rat, sand rat, and degu
• Includes up-to-date, common experimental methods
• Organized by species for easy access during bench research

Description

The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents is a single volume, comprehensive book sanctioned by the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM), covering the rabbit, guinea pig, hamster, gerbil and other rodents often used in research. This well-illustrated reference won a 2012 PROSE Award for Best Single Volume Reference in Science from the Association of American Publishers. The book includes basic biology, anatomy, physiology, behavior, infectious and noninfectious diseases, husbandry and breeding, common experimental methods, and use of the species as a research model. With many expert contributors, this will be an extremely valuable publication for biomedical researchers, laboratory animal veterinarians and other professionals engaged in laboratory animal science.




Table Of Contents

• Ethical Considerations and Regulatory Issues
• Anesthesia and Analgesia
• Clinical Biochemistry and Hematology
• Euthanasia and Necropsy
• Zoonoses and Occupational Health

Rabbits

Guinea Pigs

Hamsters

Chinchillas

Other Rodents

• Degu
• Naked Mole Rat
• Deer Mouse
• Dormice
• Kangaroo Rat
• Cotton Rat
• Sand Rat
• Pocket Gopher
• White Tailed Rat
• Gerbils (Jirds)
  
  Appendices
• Formulary
• Normative Values
  
  
  Author Information
  Mark Suckow
  Affiliations and Expertise

  University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, U.S.A.