The Biology of Animal Stress: Priniciples and Implications for Animal Welfare

A collection of papers presented at a conference held in 1998.

Year Published: 2000Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Moberg, G. P. , Mench, J. A. 2000. The Biology of Animal Stress: Priniciples and Implications for Animal Welfare. CABI Publishing, Wllingford, UK.

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Behavioral problem solving using operant conditioning

Year Published: 2000Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Sullivan, T. 2000. Behavioral problem solving using operant conditioning. American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Regional Conference Proceedings, 167-169.

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The attending veterinarian as an ally and leader of the IACUC

It is not surprising, that should the AV [attending veterinarian] become a leader of the IACUC [Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee], some researchers might view her as an adversary (or at best an annoyance) rather than an ally, especially...

Year Published: 2000Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Silverman, J. 2000. The attending veterinarian as an ally and leader of the IACUC. Lab Animal 29(10), 26-27.

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The three Rs declaration of Bologna

Humane science is a prerequisite for good science, and is best achieved in relation to laboratory animal procedures by the vigorous promotion and application of the Three Rs.

Year Published: 2000Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Anonymous 2000. The three Rs declaration of Bologna. In: Progress in the Reduction, Refinement and Replacement of Animal Experimentation. Balls, M., van Zeller, A. M., Halder, M. E. (eds), 15. Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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In defense of animal research

Both moves to expand the [AWA] law's reach [to include rats, mice and birds in the definition of the term 'animal' and protect them accordingly; to define the term 'distress'] have elicited protests from research advocates in Washington, led by...

Year Published: 2000Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Anonymous 2000. In defense of animal research. Nature 407(6805), 659.

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Implementing a complete environmental enrichment program in a research facility

Year Published: 2001Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Cunneen, M. , Fagan, J. 2001. Implementing a complete environmental enrichment program in a research facility. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Enrichment. Hare, V. J., Worley, K. E., Myers, K. (eds), 118-120. The Shape of Enrichment, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Reliability of protocol reviews for animal research

A random sample of 50 Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees participated in a study of the protocol review process. Each committee submitted three animal behavior protocols it had recently reviewed, and these protocols were reviewed a second time by...

Year Published: 2001Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Plous, S., Herzog, H. A. 2001. Reliability of protocol reviews for animal research. Science 293(July), 608-609.

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Environmental enrichment committee: Its role in program development

The role of the Environmental Enrichment Committee in developing, implementing, assessing and modifying an enrichment program for nonprimates is described and discussed.

Year Published: 2001Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Stewart, K. L., Raje, S. S. 2001. Environmental enrichment committee: Its role in program development. Lab Animal 30(8), 50-52.

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A regulatory viewpoint on environmental stimulation in preclinical toxicology studies

In truth, there are probably not too many genuine, insurmountable obstacles [to greater implementation of enrichment]. Some of those currently cited are historical - 'we've managed OK up to now; why change things?' Some are financial ... Some are practical...

Year Published: 2001Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Jones, D. 2001. A regulatory viewpoint on environmental stimulation in preclinical toxicology studies. Animal Technology 52, 41-42.

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Recipes for enrichment

Year Published: 2001Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: McGivern, L., Seyfried, A. 2001. Recipes for enrichment. The Shape of Enrichment 10(1), 3.

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