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Ethology in animal quarters
Everybody dealing with laboratory animals should have elementary knowledge about animal behaviour in order to be able to read the well-being of the animal, changes in its conditions and to adjust his own behaviour towards the animal in an appropriate...
Year Published: 1986Animal Type: All/General
Citation: Meyerson, B. J. 1986. Ethology in animal quarters. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica 554(Supplement), 24-31.
Read MoreAnimal introductions: Some suggestions for easing the trauma
General considerations are outlined for the successful formation of new pairs and groups.
Year Published: 1986Animal Type: All/General
Citation: Lindburg, D. G. 1986. Animal introductions: Some suggestions for easing the trauma. Animal Keepers' Forum January, 8-11.
Read MoreEthical principles for the maintenance and use of animal in neuroscience research
Maintenance of experimental animals should account for species-specific needs of accommodation, activity, feeding and social interactions to the degree possible [p. 1].
Year Published: 1987Topics: Disease/Experimental ModelAnimal Type: All/General
Citation: Zimmermann, M. 1987. Ethical principles for the maintenance and use of animal in neuroscience research. Neuroscience Letters 73, 1.
Read MoreLearning and the training of farm animals
Habituation attenuates the fear normally associated with novel situations.
Year Published: 1987Animal Type: All/General, Cattle, Pig, Sheep
Citation: Kilgour, R. 1987. Learning and the training of farm animals. The Veterinary Clinics of North America 3, 269-284.
Read MorePublic concerns for animal in research
One of the major concerns of the public today is the veil of secrecy that surround much of the research and testing with laboratory animals, a situation which creates public suspicion [p. 120]. Finally, the overriding and deepest concern of...
Year Published: 1987Animal Type: All/General
Citation: Clark, J. 1987. Public concerns for animal in research. Laboratory Animal Science 37(Special issue), 120-121.
Read MoreReducing pain in laboratory animals
Useful analysis and discussion of legal guidelines.
Year Published: 1987Animal Type: All/General
Citation: Spinelli, J. S. 1987. Reducing pain in laboratory animals. Laboratory Animal Science 37(Speccial Issue), 65-70.
Read MoreACUC, who needs it? The investigator’s viewpoint
The author succinctly summarizes the prevailing attitude of investigators toward their research subjects: The investigator, above all, wants to pursue his or her research activities, be they of basic science or clinical nature. The academic and intellectual freedom to pursue...
Year Published: 1987Animal Type: All/General
Citation: Traystman, R. J. 1987. ACUC, who needs it? The investigator's viewpoint. Laboratory Animal Science 37((Special issue)), 108-110.
Read MoreEthical principles for the maintenance and use of animals in neuroscience research
Year Published: 1987Animal Type: All/General
Citation: Zimmermann, M. 1987. Ethical principles for the maintenance and use of animals in neuroscience research. Neuroscience Letters 73, 1.
Read MoreConsensus recommendations on effective Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees
Simple procedures such as injections of relatively harmless substances and blood sampling are categorized as experiments that are expected to produce little or no discomfort [p. 12].
Year Published: 1987Animal Type: All/General
Citation: Scientists Center for Animal Welfare 1987. Consensus recommendations on effective Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees. Laboratory Animal Science 37, 11-13.
Read MoreEnriching Heredity: The Impact of the Environment on the Anatomy of the Brain
Year Published: 1988Animal Type: All/General
Citation: Diamond, M. C. 1988. Enriching Heredity. The Free Press, New York, NY.
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