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General
Chapters
1 & 2 |
AALAS - Look under Education > Certification for more information
about the AALAS certification system.
AAALAC - Find the link to the list of accredited organizations, and
see what a search for your organization brings up.
Lab
Animal Magazine - Go down this list and EXPLORE! I love this site
for quick access to lab animal sites. Some of the links are outdated,
but don't let that hold you back.
NABR - Go to Lab Animal Issues link and find out more about "hot"
ethical issues in the Lab animal field.
ACLAM - Look under "General Information " and click on "1999 Salary
Survey". There is also a lot of demographic info. in this survey, like
what proportion of veterinarians are female?
PETA - They are a reality, so see what their web site is like. On
the lighter side, check out the PETA worse dressed list.
Questions and Answers about the Animal Welfare Act - You have to
scroll down to see the questions but it is much better to learn this way
than to read the actual act.
PHS - Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals Tutorial
Lots of material on IACUC's too. The site is laid out well so you can
scan for information and it is quick and easy to read.
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| Chapter 3 |
Here is a REALLY FUN assignment - link to this
web site and take the self assessments for medical terminology.
http://ec.hku.hk/mt/quizzes.htm
Convert some weights and temperatures and check you answer against the
converter.
http://www.onlineconversion.com/
Need to bone up on science? This online tutorial
introduces you to some of the chemical concepts which are necessary to
understand biology.
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/biochemistry/tutorials/chemistry/main.html
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| Chapter 4 |
Fantastic illustrations and close ups with
descriptions.
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/cells/animalcell.html
MOVING (literally) illustrations of cell function,
Laugh out loud way to learn!
http://www.tvdsb.on.ca/westmin/science/sbi3a1/Cells/cells.htm
Here's a way to pass the time, watch a live web
cam of bacteria or cancer cells growing. Seriously, I love the
interactive "How Big" page. Also see "Cell Biology" and "Animal Cell"
http://biology.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cellsalive.com%2Fcam0.htm
Anatomical Terms - Planes, Positions, Movements -
Clean and simple yet lovely diagrams to put a term with a picture.
http://www.sci.port.ac.uk/rad/anatomy/01/001.htm
Quiz on features of life and the cell. More than
you need to know but good practice.
http://www.glencoe.com/qe/science.php?qi=2029
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| Chapter 5 |
Various systems -
Diseases and organ systems in dogs, cats, fish, birds, ferrets, reptiles
and "small pets" (common lab animal species).
http://www.peteducation.com/category_summary.cfm?cls=2&cat=1554
A quiz on organ systems. (Must try!)
http://www.gen.umn.edu/faculty_staff/jensen/1135/webanatomy/wa_cell_chem/wa_organs_systems1.htm
Another quiz on organ systems. (Must try!)
http://www.gen.umn.edu/faculty_staff/jensen/1135/webanatomy/wa_cell_chem/wa_organs_systems2.htm
A 3rd quiz on organ systems (Must try!)
http://www.gen.umn.edu/faculty_staff/jensen/1135/webanatomy/wa_cell_chem/wa_organs_systems3.htm
Integumentary system
This site has some quizzes to test your knowledge.
http://www.science.ubc.ca/~biomania/tutorial/skin/outline.htm
Skeletal system
Interesting medical imaging and links to topics on other organ systems,
including common diseases found in the systems.
http://www.vh.org/adult/provider/radiology/bone2/#TOC
The monkey skeleton and links to other species.
http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/skeletons/monkey.htm
Skull facts, Q&A, and click on the images at the top of the page for a
comparison of the skulls of various species.
http://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/skulls/diversity.html
A whole bunch of fun quizzes to test your knowledge.
http://www.gen.umn.edu/faculty_staff/jensen/1135/webanatomy/wa_skeleton/
Human Body Adventure - A quick and easy to do quiz, read the question
and mouse over the "?" to see the answer.
http://vilenski.org/science/humanbody/hb_html/selftest/skeleton/index.html
Muscular system
A whole bunch of fun quizzes to test your knowledge.
http://www.gen.umn.edu/faculty_staff/jensen/1135/webanatomy/wa_muscle/
Human Body Adventure - A
quick and easy to do quiz, read the question and mouse over the "?" to
see the answer.
http://vilenski.org/science/humanbody/hb_html/muscles.html
Quiz on support and movement.
http://www.glencoe.com/qe/science.php?qi=2041
Circulatory system
Some nice illustrations, and what is really different about this site;
links to ongoing, online discussions about the circulatory system.
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/C/Circulation.html
A whole bunch of fun quizzes to test your knowledge.
http://www.gen.umn.edu/faculty_staff/jensen/1135/webanatomy/wa_cvs/
A word search puzzle for circulatory system terms. Print out and do off
line at break.
http://www.thepotters.com/puzzles/circulatory.html
Blood The River of Life – packed with useful images and short articles,
a blood type poll, and quizzes.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0115080/?c=main
Human Body Adventure - Click on "game" for a short quiz.
http://vilenski.org/science/humanbody/hb_html/blood_immunesys.html
Human Body Adventure - A brief outline and another short quiz with mouse
over "?" to see the answers.
http://vilenski.org/science/humanbody/hb_html/circ_system.html
Human Body Adventure - A brief outline about the heart and another short
quiz with mouse over "?" to see the answers.
http://vilenski.org/science/humanbody/hb_html/heart.html
Quiz on circulation.
http://www.glencoe.com/qe/science.php?qi=2038
Quiz on blood.
http://www.glencoe.com/qe/science.php?qi=2039
Another quiz on blood.
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz.cfm?qid=3460&origin=http://www.funtrivia.com/stats/9_Average.html
Lymphatic system
Very good illustrations of a very hard to visualize system. Scroll to
bottom of page for links to images.
http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/sigbio/project/updated-lymphatic/lymph1.html
A whole bunch of fun quizzes to test your knowledge.
http://www.gen.umn.edu/faculty_staff/jensen/1135/webanatomy/wa_lymphatic_immunology/
Respiratory system
A whole bunch of fun quizzes to test your knowledge.
http://www.gen.umn.edu/faculty_staff/jensen/1135/webanatomy/wa_respiratory/
Human Body Adventure - A brief outline and another
short quiz with mouse over "?" to see the answers.
http://vilenski.org/science/humanbody/hb_html/respiratory.html
The Human Respiratory System – Excellent illustrations and some Q&A.
http://www.borg.com/~lubehawk/hrespsys.htm
Quiz on respiration and secretion.
http://www.glencoe.com/qe/science.php?qi=2040
Digestive system
Human Body Adventure - A brief outline and another short quiz with mouse
over "?" to see the answers.
http://vilenski.org/science/humanbody/hb_html/selftest/digestive/index.html
A whole bunch of fun quizzes to test your knowledge.
http://www.gen.umn.edu/faculty_staff/jensen/1135/webanatomy/wa_digestive/
A bit advanced but skim over the material for basic information. Go
through the links in the Herbivores link. This is the only site I found
worth looking at for herbivore digestion. The self-evaluations are hard,
but state of the art – worth looking at!
http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/digestion/index.html
A quiz on the gastrointestinal system
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz.cfm?qid=62948&origin=http://www.funtrivia.com/stats/9_Average.html
Urinary system
A whole bunch of fun quizzes to test your knowledge.
http://www.gen.umn.edu/faculty_staff/jensen/1135/webanatomy/wa_urinary/
Reproductive system
A whole bunch of fun quizzes to test your knowledge.
http://www.gen.umn.edu/faculty_staff/jensen/1135/webanatomy/wa_reproductive/
The male bird reproductive system.
http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww33eiv.htm
The female bird reproductive system.
http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww32eiv.htm
Quiz on animal reproduction.
http://www.glencoe.com/qe/science.php?qi=2051
Nervous system
A whole bunch of fun quizzes to test your knowledge.
http://www.gen.umn.edu/faculty_staff/jensen/1135/webanatomy/wa_nervous/
Endocrine system
A whole bunch of fun quizzes to test your knowledge.
http://www.gen.umn.edu/faculty_staff/jensen/1135/we
A fun quiz on the endocrine system.
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz.cfm?qid=60870&origin=http://www.funtrivia.com/dir/5787.html
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Probably more than you need to know, but THE
authority on lab animal nutrition.
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309051266/html/3.html
Penn state IACUC guidelines on "Food or Fluid Restriction Guidelines for
Traditional Laboratory Animal Species".
http://www.research.psu.edu/orp/ani/guide/XIX.htm
Nutrient quiz review Some interactive quizzes to test and reinforce your
knowledge.
http://www.quia.com/jg/60321.html
A quiz on nutrition.
http://www.glencoe.com/qe/science.php?qi=2036
A quiz on digestion.
http://www.glencoe.com/qe/science.php?qi=2037
A proximate analysis procedure. How do you actually do it?
http://www.ag.auburn.edu/~ckerth/671/Proximate%20Analysis.pdf
Explore the Lab Diet web site. Lots of informative information on
nutrition for lab animals and a review of nutritional requirements
(http://www.labdiet.com/indexlabdiethome.htm)
http://www.labdiet.com/main.html
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| Chapter 7 |
Test your understanding of basic genetics with
this online quiz.
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz.cfm?qid=1608&origin=http://www.funtrivia.com/stats/9_Average.html
An awesome online tutorial about genetics. Try the
Basic Tour for beginning information and then build your own DNA
molecule or see what makes a firefly glow.
http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/
DNA from the Beginning is an animated primer on
the basics of genes, heredity, and DNA.
http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/
Get an introduction to basic cell structures that
are related to genetic inheritance.
http://anthro.palomar.edu/biobasis/default.htm
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| Chapter 8 |
Phoenix controls airflow controls systems for
vivariums.
http://www.phoenixcontrols.com/solutions.html#Vivariums
From Clemson University, see Biological Safety, Hazardous Waste
management and Radiation Safety for a good summary of practices.
http://ehs.clemson.edu/training/index.html
Alpha Dri bedding web site for animal bedding.
http://www.ssponline.com/bed.html
A MUST SEE! A "guided tour" of an animal facility in Oslo, Norway.
Mostly script but click on the "paw" images to see pictures.
http://oslovet.veths.no/omvisnoframe/omviseng.html
Taconic – descriptions of various types of barrier systems used at their
breeding facility (south of Albany, NY). Click on the "View more I-Bus
Info" button for information and pictures of large sterile transport
containers.
http://www.taconic.com/healthr/hlthibus.htm
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| Chapter 9 |
Comfortable Quarters for Mice in Research
Institutions emphasizes a performance approach to housing and care of
mice.
http://www.awionline.org/pubs/cq02/Cq-mice.html.
Guidelines for choosing various types of rodent
housing at University of California, Irvine
http://www.rgs.uci.edu/ular/healthissues/sentinelmonitoring.htm
A Guide to Research Rodent Housing.
http://www.criver.com/techdocs/biosecurity_housing.pdf
Caging - This is a list of some manufacturers. An
updated vendor listing may be found at
www.aalas.org; click on the Buyers Guide link.
http://www.thoren.com/
http://www.labproductsinc.com/
http://www.acecaging.com/
http://www.altdesign.com/
http://www.animalcaresystems.com/
http://www.bhenrich.com/
http://www.lglacp.com/
http://www.plas-labs.com/
Watering Equipment - List of some manufacturers.
An updated vendor listing may be found at
www.aalas.org, click on the Buyers Guide link.
http://www.edstrom.com/
http://www.selabgroup.com/
A handbook on planning laboratory animal
facilities is available through AAALAC. If your institution is planning
to renovate, redesign or build a new animal facility, AAALAC has a
reference that can help you make sure the job is done right. (Order
online $25.)
http://www.aaalac.org/news.htm#handbook
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| Chapter 10 |
This is a list of some washing equipment
manufacturers. An updated vendor listing may be found at
www.aalas.org, click on the Buyers
Guide link.
http://www.girton.com/
http://www.getingecastle.com/
http://www.steris.com/
http://www.nsc-northstar.com/
See a sample of a standard operating procedure for
changing cages.
http://cm-laf.buffalo.edu/1.e.2_cage_manipulation.asp
The CDC Personal Protective Equipment Program
outlined in this document.
http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/manual/pprotect.htm
Various types of protective equpment are explained
in this online course from the OSHA training web site. The course covers
eye and face protection, hearing protection, and respiratory protection
among other topics.
http://www.free-training.com/osha/ppe/Ppemenu.htm
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| Chapter 11 |
This is the website for the Animal Transport
Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to the safe and humane
transport of animals.
http://www.aata-animaltransport.org/
NIH Animal Transportation Guidelines.
http://oacu.od.nih.gov/ARAC/tranport.htm
Newsletter article from AAALAC on overcoming the
challenges of animal transportation.
http://www.aaalac.org/connection_1sp2003.htm
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| Chapter 12 |
A training module on Basic Diseases and the
Animal Facility developed by the Canadian Council on Animal Care.
http://www.ccac.ca/english/educat/edframe.htm
OSHA offers this online Personnel Protection
Equipment Course which covers such topic areas as eye & face protection,
hand protection, and foot protection.
http://www.free-training.com/osha/ppe/Ppemenu.htm
SOP for rodent colony health screening.
http://www.utexas.edu/research/arc/misc/sentinel.htm or
http://www.iacuc.ucsf.edu/Services/awSentinel.asp
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| Chapter 13 |
A listing of general drug categories.
http://www.fda.gov/cder/handbook/category.htm
A reference for clinical investigators, and animal
husbandry and veterinary staff with drugs listed by therapeutic class.
http://vet_kim.hihome.com/drugs.htm
IVIS Veterinary Drug Database. Free
registration required.
http://www.ivis.org/vetprod/drugs/toc.asp
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| Chapter 14 |
AALAS has prepared a brochure, Cost of Caring:
Recognizing Human Emotions in the Care of Laboratory Animals, that
discusses how people who work with the animals deal with the stress of
euthanizing animals.
http://www.aalas.org/association/downloads/other/caring_brochure.pdf
2000 Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia is an
authoritative resource for standards for euthanizing animals in the
research setting.
http://www.aalas.org/association/downloads/other/euthanasia.pdf
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| Chapter 15 |
These guidelines
were developed by the American Psychological Association (APA) for use
by psychologists working with nonhuman animals.
http://www.apa.org/science/anguide.html
NIH website with information on animal models in research.
http://www.nih.gov/science/models/
Information on the types of models used in
research, choosing the appropriate model, factors that affect research
results developed by the Canadian Council on Animal Care as part of
their online training module.
http://www.ccac.ca/english/educat/Module04E/module04-04.html
Rodent survival surgery information including
preop and postop care guidelines.
http://www.osa.sunysb.edu/dlar/VeterinaryServices/Training/Biomethodology%20modules/RODENTSURG.htm
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| Chapter 16 |
The Whole Mouse Catalogue - Contents:
Introduction / What's new / Contributing to this site / Subject Areas -
Genome / Cell / Organ / Organism / Laboratory / Bioscience /
Other
http://www.rodentia.com/wmc/
RADIL online teaching resources. A good site for detailed information on
diseases of ferrets, gerbils, guinea pigs, hamsters, mice, rabbits, and
rats.
http://www.radil.missouri.edu/info/dora/Dora.htm
Biomethodology of the mouse including basic
husbandry, identification, handling and restraint, and other basic care
topics.
http://research.uiowa.edu/animal/?get=mouse
Electronic Zoo all inclusive links page providing
resources including commercial vendors, diseases, biology, husbandry,
transgenic production, and uses in research.
http://netvet.wustl.edu/rodents.htm#mice
The Jackson Laboratory home page has excellent
information on strains and Mouse Genome Informatics.
http://www.jax.org/
Interntional Veterinary Information Service (IVIS)
is a web site devoted to providing online information to veterinarians,
technicians, researchers, and others. There is a link to a textbook
entitled Laboratory Animal Medicine and Management which is an online
textbook. All materials are available at no charge but registration is
required.
http://www.ivis.org/advances/Reuter/toc.asp
Comfortable Quarters for Mice in Research Institutions -
The emphasis in laboratory animal housing has been shifting from an
`engineering' approach [specifying cage dimensions and features, and
management procedures] to a `performance' approach [providing housing
conditions and management procedures that enable the animals to reach
certain performance standards]. The `performance' approach offers more
flexibility, while the `engineering' approach provides a basis for the
establishment of minimum requirements. This chapter presents
recommendations for the housing and care of mice in laboratories, which
are based on recent research and include both 'engineering' and
'performance' approaches.
http://www.awionline.org/pubs/cq02/Cq-mice.html
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| Chapter 17 |
RADIL online teaching resources. A good site for
detailed information on diseases of ferrets, gerbils, guinea pigs,
hamsters, mice, rabbits, and rats.
http://www.radil.missouri.edu/info/dora/Dora.htm
Biomethodology of the rat including basic husbandry,
identification, handling and restraint, and other basic care topics.
http://research.uiowa.edu/animal/?get=rat
Detailed information about infectious diseases of
rats and mice.
http://www.afip.org/vetpath/POLA/micerat.txt
These pages show pictures of parts of a dissected
rat with structures numbered. Quiz yourself by seeing if you can
identify the numbered parts. Check your answers by looking at another
page showing the same picture with all parts labeled.
http://www.utm.edu/~rirwin/RatAnat.htm
Biology of the rat.
http://www.lvma.org/rat.html
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| Chapter 18 |
University of Missouri Research Animal Diagnostic
Laboratory online teaching resources. A good site for detailed
information on diseases of ferrets, gerbils, guinea pigs, hamsters,
mice, rabbits, and rats.
http://www.radil.missouri.edu/info/dora/Dora.htm
Paper describing diseases of hamsters.
http://netvet.wustl.edu/species/hamsters/hamsters.txt
Care of hamsters including daily care of hamsters
and diseases of hamsters.
http://www.ahc.umn.edu/rar/MNAALAS/Hamsters.html
Biology, care, diseases, and models of hamsters.
http://netvet.wustl.edu/species/hamsters/hamstbio.txt
Biology of the hamster.
http://www.lvma.org/hamster.html
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| Chapter 19 |
University of Missouri Research Animal Diagnostic
Laboratory online teaching resources. A good site for detailed
information on diseases of ferrets, gerbils, guinea pigs, hamsters,
mice, rabbits, and rats.
http://www.radil.missouri.edu/info/dora/Dora.htm
Detailed facts about the guinea pig including
nutrition, biology, physiology, reproduction, anaesthesia, and diseases.
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/ANZCCART/publications/FS_GuineaPig.pdf
Biomethodology of the guinea pig including basic
husbandry, identification, handling and restraint, and other basic care
topics.
http://research.uiowa.edu/animal/?get=g_pig
Biology facts about the guinea pig.
http://www.lvma.org/gpig.html
General information about guinea pigs including
basic care and diseases.
http://www.ahc.umn.edu/rar/MNAALAS/GPig.html
Another reference page for biomethodology of the
guinea pig.
http://www.miami.edu/acuc/Biometh_guinea.htm
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| Chapter 20 |
The National Gerbil Society -
http://www.gerbils.co.uk/ RADIL
online teaching resources. A good site for detailed information on
diseases of ferrets, gerbils, guinea pigs, hamsters, mice, rabbits, and
rats.
http://www.radil.missouri.edu/info/dora/Dora.htm
Detailed information on diseases of
gerbils.
http://www.afip.org/vetpath/gerbil.pdf
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| Chapter 21 |
Pan-American Rabbit Science Site - Welcome to the
world's No. 2 Rabbit Production Science Web Site!
http://pan-am.uniserve.com/
Biomethodology of the rabbit including basic husbandry, identification,
handling and restraint, and other basic care topics.
http://research.uiowa.edu/animal/?get=rabbit
Rabbits as Biomodels with detailed information
about using the rabbit in various types of research..
http://www.ahsc.arizona.edu/uac/notes/rabbitbiomod98.htm
Presented by the Minnesota Branch AALAS, this web
site give very useful information about laboratory and pet rabbit
including normative physiological data, common diseases, diets, etc.
http://www.ahc.umn.edu/rar/MNAALAS/Rabbits.html
Presented by the University of Birmingham in the
UK, this web site addresses environmental enrichment for laboratory
rabbits, improvements in housing, the natural environment, etc.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/enrich/rabbits.htm
Offers detailed pictures and descriptions to
adequately sex even young rabbits.
http://www.debmark.com/rabbits/sexing.htm
Links to everything cute and cuddly about house
rabbits, pet rabbits, breeds, etc. presented by NetVet.
http://netvet.wustl.edu/rabbits.htm
House Rabbit Society - An international non-profit
organization that rescues rabbits and educates the public on rabbit care
and behavior.
http://www.rabbit.org/
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| Chapter 22 |
Cornell Feline Health Center -
http://web.vet.cornell.edu/public/fhc/FelineHealth.html
IACUC Learning Module- CATS. This web site is
maintained by the University of Arizona Animal Care and Use Committee
that covers critical housing, biology, diseases, anesthesia, restraint,
and handling of cats.
http://www.iacuc.arizona.edu/training/cats/index.html
Electronic Zoo- All inclusive links page providing resources about
cats for pet owners, veterinarians, technicians, and exotic specialists.
http://netvet.wustl.edu/cats.htm
A visual tutorial on cat anatomy.
http://biology.kenyon.edu/heithausp/cat-tutorial/welcome.htm
Comfortable Quarters for Cats in Research
Institutions - The emphasis in laboratory animal housing has been
shifting from an `engineering' approach [specifying cage dimensions and
features, and management procedures] to a `performance' approach
[providing housing conditions and management procedures that enable the
animals to reach certain performance standards]. The `performance'
approach offers more flexibility, while the `engineering' approach
provides a basis for the establishment of minimum requirements. This
chapter presents recommendations for the housing and care of cats in
laboratories, which are based on recent research and include both
'engineering' and 'performance' approaches.
http://www.awionline.org/pubs/cq02/Cq-cats.html
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| Chapter 23 |
Animal Welfare Information Center - Exercise for
Dogs.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/oldbib/dogexer.htm
Infectious Diseases of Cats and Dogs.
http://www.ahsc.arizona.edu/uac/notes/dog&catinf97/
This document
describes procedures
for dog husbandry.
http://www.research.cornell.edu/crar/CRAR515.01.doc
Sample protocol for exercising dogs.
http://www.ucuca.umich.edu/dep903.pdf
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| Chapter 24 |
"Working Safely with
Nonhuman Primates" was produced by the NIH Office of Animal Care and Use
in 1999 for training staff in the NIH intramural research program. This
video has a strong emphasis on proper use of personal protective
equipment combined with understanding nonhuman primate behavior, and the
general principals are applicable to any program that houses nonhuman
primates. It is provided here as a resource to extramural animal care
and use programs.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/TrainingVideos.htm#primate
Laboratory Primate Newsletter - Articles and Notes,
News, Information, and Announcements, Departments
http://www.brown.edu/Research/Primate/current.html
Primate Behavior & Ecology - Abnormal Behavior,
Cognition/Intelligence, Learning (Language, problem solving, tool use),
Social Behavior.
http://www.primate.wisc.edu/pin/behavior.html
The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center is
one of eight federally supported National Primate Research Centers. More
than 250 center scientists, through competitive grants, conduct research
in primate biology with relevance to human and animal health.
http://www.primate.wisc.edu/
Comparative Medicine Resource Directory.
http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/ncrrprog/cmpdir/PRIMATES.asp
The Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates
Resource Guide.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/primates/primate1.htm
Nonhuman Primates as Models for Biomedical
Research.
http://www.ahsc.arizona.edu/uac/notes/primatemodels98.htm
Biology of Nonhuman Primates.
http://www.ahsc.arizona.edu/uac/notes/classes/primatebiology/primatesbiology.htm
Interesting site with facts about different
species of primates in flash and html. Click on the link for Learn at
the bottom of the page to view the flash presentation about each
species.
http://http://www.duke.edu/web/primate/FlashFiles/dukeNew19.html
The Southwest National Primate Research Center has
information about some of the nonhuman primates used in research with
images, clinical parameters, and other resources.
http://www.snprc.org/
Primate Fact Sheets.
For all species there is a page on their Morphology, Range, Ecology,
Locomotion, Social Behavior, Communication, and Reproduction. Also
included are references for each species.
http://members.tripod.com/cacajao/factsheets.html
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Diseases of hogs, causes, symptoms, and
treatment.
http://ksks.essortment.com/hogsdiseases_rjrd.htm
Published by the Department of Animal Science,
Oklahoma State University, this site is an alphabetical listing of pig
breeds. Information about each breed featured on the site includes: a
brief description of the breed, a short reference list and, in most
cases, a photograph. The entries for the more common breeds include
longer articles as well as links to further information.
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/swine/
Published by Steve Michaud, this is a virtual
dissection of a pig. It is illustrated with line diagrams, each with an
accompanying brief discussion of the anatomical section pictured. The
dissection is divided into: external anatomy, respiratory system,
circulatory systems, digestive system, male reproductive system, female
reproductive system.
http://mail.fkchs.sad27.k12.me.us/fkchs/vpig/
International Veterinary Information Service (IVIS)
is a web site devoted to providing online information to veterinarians,
technicians, researchers, and others. This manuscript provides an
overview of the use of swine as laboratory animals. Information included
covers normative biological data, anatomy, nutrition, husbandry,
management restraint, anesthesia, analgesia, euthanasia, diseases and
treatment. Additional links for sources of animals and other swine data
bases are included.
http://www.ivis.org/advances/Reuter/swindle/chapter_frm.asp?LA=1
VetGate is a gateway to evaluated, quality
Internet resources in animal health, aimed at students, researchers,
academics and practitioners in animal health. VetGate is created by a
core team of information specialists and subject experts based at the
University of Nottingham Greenfield Medical Library. This site provides
links to a variety of swine related topics.
http://vetgate.ac.uk/browse/cabi/3300b1e3144c00709ee36aef5f6776f0.html
The swine production website provides information
on basic biology, facilities, and management of commercial swine.
Features of this site include: an introduction to swine production in
the U.S., swine biology, swine facilities, a comprehensive site outline,
glossary of swine terms, reference page of printed material and web
links, and self-quizzes to test your basic swine knowledge.
http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/swine/index.html
Animal Welfare Information Center, USDA. Provides
biomedical researchers and others with access to baseline literature on
common models and procedures. Comparative anatomy and physiology of the
pig, an extensive bibliography, and Web resource lists.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/swine/swine.htm#art
This site, by Merial, provides information about
pig diseases. It divides the endoparasites and ectoparasites into their
constituent groups, and looks at their biology, damage to the host and
control issues.
http://au.merial.com/producers/pigs/disease_info.html
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Published by the Department of Animal Science,
Oklahoma State University, this site is an alphabetical listing of goat
breeds. Information about each breed featured on the site includes: a
brief description of the breed, a short reference list and, in most
cases, a photograph. The entries for the more common breeds include
longer articles as well as links to further information.
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/goats/
Published by the Department of Animal Science,
Oklahoma State University, this site is an alphabetical listing of sheep
breeds. Information about each breed featured on the site includes: a
brief description of the breed, a short reference list and, in most
cases, a photograph. The entries for the more common breeds include
longer articles as well as links to further information.
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/
The purpose of this web site is to provide
information to sheep and goat producers and anyone else interested in
sheep and goat production. The site consists of original documents and
images as well as a comprehensive list of links pertaining to small
ruminants.
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/research.html
AASRP's mission is to improve the health and
welfare of sheep, goats, cervids and camelids, to further the
professional development of the members, provide resources to elevate
the standards of small ruminant practice and to be the voice for small
ruminant issues. AASRP represents over 1,000 veterinarians throughout
the United States and abroad.
http://www.aasrp.org/
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Welcome to the Amphibian Embryology Tutorial!
This tutorial is part of an ongoing project designed to implement
multimedia and computer-based learning materials in the university
undergraduate classroom.
http://worms.zoology.wisc.edu/frogs/welcome.html
Common diseases of Xenopus.
http://www.xenopus.com/disease.htm
This award-winning interactive program is part of
the "Whole Frog" project. You can interactively dissect a (digitized)
frog named Fluffy, make movies, and play the Virtual Frog Builder Game.
http://george.lbl.gov/vfrog/
Facts about zooneses of birds, reptiles, and
amphibians.
http://www.upenn.edu/regulatoryaffairs/animal/zoonoses-fish-reptiles-amphibians.doc
A self-instruction web module on the principles
and techniques for humane restraint, handling and care of Xenopus.
http://www.ahsc.arizona.edu/uac/iacuc/xenopus/
A site containing lots of information about the
African clawed frog.
http://www.members.aol.com/sirchin/afc.htm
Information
about housing, rearing, and caring for Xenopus laevis and, to a
lesser extent, Xenopus tropicalis frogs.
www.xlaevis.com
The Xenopus Initiative web site was
developed for awareness of NIH's progress and plans regarding support of
the genomic and genetic needs for Xenopus research. It also provides
links to community resources and to information about courses, meetings
and publications.
www.nih.gov/science/models/xenopus
Good site about Xenopus tropicalis used in
research with husbandry and resources information.
www.virginia.edu/~develbio/trop
Good basic information about the tiger salamander.
www.ahc.umn.edu/rar/pac2002.html
Facts about axolotls and tiger salamanders with
information about housing, feeding, and biology. Check out the embryo
photo log.
http://www.caudata.org/axolotl/tiger_salamander.htm
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Stereotyped adjunctive pecking by caged pigeons -
The behavior of 77 pigeons maintained at 80% of their free-feeding
weights in open-wire battery cages was monitored 16 times a day by
observers for up to 285 days. Five distinct types of stereotyped
behaviors were operationally defined.
http://www.jsu.edu/depart/psychology/sebac/fac-sch/spot-peck/spot-peck.html
Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research is
information produced by the Ornithological Council of BirdNet including
information on transport, housing, and procedures.
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/GuideToUse/index.html
Information on causes and effects of the major
avian diseases and conditions.
http://www.avianbiotech.com/DiseaseCenter.htm
Numerous links to various information about birds.
http://netvet.wustl.edu/birds.htm
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Oklahoma State University, Department of Animal
Science web site with information about breeds of cattle, production,
and a virtual library.
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu Oklahoma
State University Department of Animal Science web site with an
interactive quiz game for horse owners, teachers and students who enjoy
testing and increasing their knowledge about horses.
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/HorseCD/
Infectious diseases in cattle.
http://papa.essortment.com/diseasesincatt_riha.htm
Equiworld Horselinks is a detailed site covering
breeds, handling, feeding, and diseases of horses.
http://www.equiworld.net/horselinks/
Behavioral Principles of Livestock Handling -
Reducing stress during handling will improve productivity and prevent
physiological changes that could confound research results or lower
productivity. Handling stresses lower conception rates and reduces both
immune and rumen function. Handlers who understand livestock behavior
can reduce stress. Livestock have wide angle vision and they are easily
frightened by shadows or moving distractions outside of chutes.
http://www.grandin.com/references/new.corral.html
RADIL online teaching resources. A good site for
detailed information on diseases of ferrets, gerbils, guinea pigs,
hamsters, mice, rabbits, and rats. http://www.radil.missouri.edu/info/dora/Dora.htm
Ferret Central - Frequently asked questions and
more information.
http://www.ferretcentral.org/
Recommendations for the Care of Amphibians and
Reptiles in Academic Institutions.
http://netvet.wustl.edu/species/reptiles/pough.txt
FishGuts is an interactive training program which
has been developed to provide computer-based instruction in fish anatomy
and necropsy techniques. The FishGuts program was collaboratively
developed through the Aquatic Pathobiology Center, University of
Maryland, by Dr. Andrew Kane. FishGuts (version 1.0) is currently
available on CD-ROM discs for both Macintosh and Windows-based personal
computers.
http://aquaticpath.umd.edu/fg/
Zebrafish Information Center.
http://zebra.biol.sc.edu/
ZEIN - The Zebrafish Information Network. A
premier site for zebrafish from husbandry to diseases.
http://zfin.org/cgi-bin/webdriver?MIval=aa-ZDB_home.apg
This site provides information on the reasons for
using zebrafish in research, use of a centralized facility for husbandry
and care, zebrafish husbandry protocol.
http://iacuc.cwru.edu/resources/zebrafish.html
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Study flash cards - Print on Avery #8377 - Ink
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