Laboratory animals : an introduction for experimenters / edited by A.A. Tuffery.

Chichester ; New York : Wiley, [1995], ©1995.

xiii, 392 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

2nd ed.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-385) and index

Introduction : use of animals in biomedical research / A.A. Tuffery -- Ethics and laboratory animals : can the use of animals in experiments be justified? / Jane A. Smith and Kenneth M. Boyd -- Alternatives to the use of animals / Mary Dawson -- The welfare of laboratory animals / Trevor Poole -- Legal control of use of animals for scientific purposes / C.B. Hart -- Laws relevant to animal research in the United States / Bernard E. Rollin -- Principles of animal husbandry / John A. Gregory -- Feeding and watering / Marie E. Coates -- Animals behaviour / D.E. Blackman -- Hazards and safety aspects of animal work / M.W. Smith -- Supply of laboratory animals ; Quality in laboratory animals / Harry Donnelly -- Design of experiments / M.R. Gamble -- Dealing with adverse effects and suffering during animal research / David B. Morton and Paul Townsend -- Animal handling and manipulations / P. Scobie-Trumper -- Non-surgical experimental procedures / P.A. Flecknell -- General aspects of the administration of drugs and other substances / H.B. Waynforth -- Anaesthesia / P.A. Flecknell -- Basics of surgery / H.B. Waynforth -- Euthanasia / P.A. Flecknell.