The laboratory rabbit, guinea pig, hamster, and other rodents /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Suckow, Mark A., Stevens, Karla A., Wilson, Ronald P.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Academic Press, 2012.
Edition:First edition.
Series:American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine series.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Ethical considerations and regulatory issues
  • Anesthesia and analgesia
  • Clinical biochemistry and hematology
  • Euthanasia and necropsy
  • Zoonoses and occupational health
  • The domestic rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus : origins and history
  • Rabbit genetics and transgenic models
  • Anatomy, physiology, and behavior
  • Rabbit colony management and related health concerns
  • Basic experimental methods in the rabbit
  • Polyclonal antibody production
  • Toxicity and safety testing
  • Bacterial diseases
  • Viral diseases
  • Parasitic diseases
  • Rabbit neoplasia
  • Mycoses and non-infectious diseases
  • The rabbit as an experimental model
  • Taxonomy and history
  • Anatomy, physiology, and behavior
  • Management, husbandry, and colony health
  • Basic experimental methods
  • Infectious diseases
  • Non-infectious diseases
  • Guinea pigs as experimental models
  • Taxonomy and history
  • Anatomy, physiology, and behavior
  • Management, husbandry, and colony health
  • Biomedical research techniques
  • Bacterial and fungal diseases
  • Viral diseases
  • Parasitic diseases
  • Non-infectious diseases
  • The experimental use of Syrian hamsters
  • The Chinese or striped-back hamster
  • The European hamster
  • Other hamsters
  • Taxonomy and history
  • Anatomy, physiology, and behavior
  • Management, husbandry, and colony health
  • Basic experimental methods
  • Diseases and veterinary care
  • Chinchillas as experimental models
  • Degu
  • Naked mole rat
  • Deer mice, white-footed mice, and their relatives
  • Dormouse
  • Kangaroo rat
  • Cotton rat
  • Pocket gopher
  • White-tailed rat
  • Gerbils
  • Egyptian fat-tailed jird
  • Sand rat
  • Formulary
  • Normative values