Animals for research : principles of breeding and management / edited by W. Lane-Petter.

Date:
1963
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Credit: Animals for research : principles of breeding and management / edited by W. Lane-Petter. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    xiv contents III. Animals Essential to Biological Routine ..... 276 A. Animals used in diagnosis ....... 276 B. Animals and the demands of the Therapeutic Substances Act (U.K.) and of the British Pharmacopoeia .... 277 rv. Trimming the Tally between Animals and Experimenter . . . 279 References ............ 280 10. The Guinea-pig w. lane-petter and george porter I. Introduction .......... 287 A. General description ........ 287 B. Uses ........... 289 II. The Environment . . . . . . . ... 291 A. Temperature, ventilation and humidity . . . . . 291 B. Caging .......... 292 III. Feeding ........... 297 A. Digestion 297 B. Requirements ......... 298 C. Pellet feeding ......... 304 D. Presentation of food and water ...... 305 E. Palatability .......... 305 F. Keeping qualities ......... 306 G. Contaminated green food ....... 306 IV. Genetics and Breeding ........ 306 A. Genetics .......... 306 B. Reproduction ......... 308 C. Breeding methods ........ 309 V. Handling, Sexing, Identification, Euthanasia . . . . .312 A. Handling .......... 312 B. Sexing . . . . . . . . . .312 C. Identification . . . . . . . . .312 D. Euthanasia .......... 313 VI. Diseases . . . . . . . . . . .314 A. Neoplasms . . . . . . . . . .314 B. Virus diseases . . . . . . . . .314 C. Bacterial diseases. . . . . . . . .315 D. Protozoal diseases . . . . . . . .316 E. Helminthiasis . . . . . . . . .317 F. Ectoparasites . . . . . . . . .317 G. Miscellaneous conditions . . . . . . .317 References ............ 318 11. Rabbits robert a. n. napier I. Housing ........... 323 A. Ventilation .......... 325 B. Heat ........... 326 C. Light ........... 326 D. Rabbit house amenities and equipment 327 II. Cages ........... 330 A. Solid cages 330 B. Wire cages .......... 333 C. Cage equipment . . . . . . . , .337