The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents
Edited by- Mark Suckow, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, U.S.A.
- Karla Stevens , Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Sommerville, NJ, U.S.A.
- Ronald Wilson, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, U.S.A.
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 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 veternarians and other professionals engaged in laboratory animal science.
Audience
The primary audience for this work is biomedical researchers, laboratory animal veternarians, and other professionals engaged in laboratory animal science.
Hardbound, 1288 Pages
Published: January 2012
Imprint: Academic Press
ISBN: 978-0-12-380920-9
Contents
General
- Ethical Considerations and Regulatory Issues
- Anesthesia and Analgesia
- Clinical Biochemistry and Hematology
- Euthanasia and Necropsy
- Zoonoses and Occupational Health
Rabbits
Guinea PigsHamsters
ChinchillasOther 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
