AALAS Technician Certification Handbook

Excerpted from: AALAS Technician Certification Handbook (revised 5/08)

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• Certification Reference List
• Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) Reference List
• ALAT Additional Reading List
• Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) Reference List
• LAT Additional Reading List
• Laboratory Animal Technologist (LATG) Reference List
• LATG Additional Reading List
• References By Type
• Federal Publications
• Other

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Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) Reference List

• ALAT Training Manual. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Cordova, TN.2010 Available at the Scientific Library

• Animal Welfare Regulations. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 9, Subchapter A, Parts 1-3 (9CFR 1-3).

• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. National Research Council. Institute for Laboratory Animal Resources. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 1996. ISBN 0-3090-5377-3.

ALAT Additional Reading List - These publications should be consulted and used as sources of information and for continued education.

ALAT 1: History and Purpose of Laboratory Animal Science and Animal Care Programs

• Cohen, B.J. "The Early History of Animal Experimentation and Animal Care." I. Antiquity. Laboratory Animal Science 9:39-45. 1959.

• Cohen, B.J. and Loew, F.M. Laboratory Animal Medicine: Historical Perspectives. Academic Press, Inc., Orlando, FL. 1984.

• Flynn, R.J. "The Founding and Early History of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science." Laboratory Animal Science 30(4, Part II): 765-779. 1980. Available at the Scientific Library

• Fox, M.A. The Case for Animal Experimentation: An Evolutionary and Ethical Perspective. University of California Press, Los Angeles, CA. 1986.

• Sechzer, J.A., ed. "The Role of Animals in Biomedical Research," Vol. 406, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, New York, NY. 1983. Available at the Scientific Library

• http://www.aalas.org/index.aspx

• http://www.aaalac.org/

• http://www.labanimal.com/laban/links/index.html

• http://www.nabr.org/

• http://www.aclam.org/

• http://www.peta.org/

• http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/legislat/regsqa.htm

• http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/olaw/tutorial/index.htm

ALAT 2: The Research Facility Environment

• Animal Welfare Act. P.L. 89-544. Deputy Administrator, USDA, APHIS-VS, 6505 Belcrest Rd., Hyattsville, MD. 20782.

• Code of Federal Regulations, 1984. Titles 10, 29, 40. Office of Federal Register, Washington, D.C., Deputy Administrator, USDA, APHIS-VS, 6505 Belcrest Rd., Hyattsville, MD. 20782.

• Title 10:

• Title 29:

• Title 40:

• FDA Good Laboratory Practices for Non-Clinical Laboratory Studies (pdf). Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1978.

• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (pdf). National Academy Press, 1996.

• http://www.aalas.org/index.aspx

• http://www.aaalac.org/

• http://www.labanimal.com/laban/links/index.html

• http://www.nabr.org/

• http://www.aclam.org/

• http://www.peta.org/

• http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/legislat/regsqa.htm

• http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/olaw/tutorial/index.htm

ALAT 3: An Introduction to Science

• McBride, Doug. Learning Veterinary Terminology, Mosby-Year Book, Inc. St. Louis, MO. 1996. The 2002 edition is Available at the Scientific Library.

• http://www.onlineconversion.com/

ALAT 4: Cell and Tissue Structure

• Frandson, R.D. Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals, Fourth Edition. Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, PA. 1992. GB Limited Preview. 2009 version is Available at the Scientific Library.

• http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/cells/animalcell.html

• http://biology.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cellsalive.com%2Fcam0.htm

• http://www.glencoe.com/qe/science.php?qi=2029

ALAT 5: Organs and Organ Systems

• Frandson, R.D. Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals, 5th Edition. Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, PA. 1992 GB Limited Preview. 2009 version is Available at the Scientific Library.

• http://www.peteducation.com/

• http://www.uihealthcare.com/vh/

• http://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/skulls/diversity.html

• http://www.glencoe.com/qe/science.php?qi=2041

• http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/C/Circulation.html

• http://www.thepotters.com/puzzles/circulatory.html

• http://www.glencoe.com/qe/science.php?qi=2038

• http://www.glencoe.com/qe/science.php?qi=2039

• http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/sigbio/project/updated-lymphatic/lymph1.html

• http://www.glencoe.com/qe/science.php?qi=2040

• http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/digestion/index.html

• http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww33eiv.htm

• http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww32eiv.htm

• http://www.glencoe.com/qe/science.php?qi=2051

ALAT 6: Feed and Nutrition

• Frandson, R.D. Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals. 5th ed. Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, PA. 1992. GB Limited Preview. 2009 version is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Nutrient Requirements of Laboratory Animals. 4th ed. National Research Council. 1995. GB Limited Preview; also Available at the Scientific Library, and Online.

• Jurgens, M.H. Animal Feeding and Nutrition. Kendall/Hunt, Inc., Dubuque, IA. 1988.

  2001 Version, GB Limited Preview

• http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309051266&page=3

• http://www.quia.com/jg/60321.html

• http://www.glencoe.com/qe/science.php?qi=2036

• http://www.glencoe.com/qe/science.php?qi=2037

• http://www.labdiet.com/

ALAT 7: Heredity and Breeding

• Nicholas, F.W. Veterinary Genetics. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA. 1987.

• http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/

• http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/

• http://anthro.palomar.edu/biobasis/default.htm

ALAT 8: Laboratory Animal Environment

• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories. HHS Publication No. (CDC) 93-8395. 3rd. Edition US Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 1993. 1999 edition

• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (pdf). National Academy Press, 1996. This title is also Available at the Scientific Library

• http://www.ssponline.com/bed.html

• http://www.taconic.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=16

ALAT 9: Facility Equipment

• Poole, Trevor (ed.). The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals, 6th. Ed. Longman Scientific and Technical, Essex, England. 1987. 1999 edition Available at the Scientific Library

• Rollin, Bernard E., and M. Lynne Kesel (ed.). The Experimental Animal in Biomedical Research. Volume II: Care, Husbandry and Well-Being: An Overview By Species. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1992. 1995 Version GB Limited Preview

• http://www.thoren.com/

ALAT 10: Hygiene in the Laboratory Animal Facility

• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Institutes of Health. 4th. Edition. US Government Printing Office (Stock number 017-040-00547-4), Washington, D.C. 1999. This book is also Available at the Scientific Library

• Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals. National Research Council. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 1997.

• http://www.free-training.com/osha/ppe/Ppemenu.htm

ALAT 11: Animal Procurement

• Poole, Trevor (ed.). The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals, 6th. Ed. Longman Scientific and Technical, Essex, England. 1987. 1999 (7th) edition Available at the Scientific Library

  http://www.aata-animaltransport.org/

ALAT 12: Health and Disease

• Harkness, J.E. and J.E. Wagner. The Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents, 4th Ed. Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, PA. 1995. Available at the Scientific Library

• Hrapkiewicz, Karen, Leticia Medina, and Donald D. Holmes. Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine: An Introduction, 2nd Ed. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA. 1997. The 2007, 3rd edition, is Available at the Scientific Library.

• http://www.utexas.edu/research/arc/misc/sentinel.htm

ALAT 13: Drug Therapy and Common Diseases of Laboratory Animals

• Fox, J.G., B.J. Cohen, and F.M. Loew (eds.) Laboratory Animal Medicine. Academic Press, Inc., New York, NY. 1984.

• Harkness, J.E. and J.E. Wagner. The Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents, 4th ed. Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, PA. 1995. Available at the Scientific Library

• Hrapkiewicz, Karen, Leticia Medina, and Donald D. Holmes. Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine: An Introduction, 2nd Ed. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA. 1997. The 2007, 3rd edition, is Available at the Scientific Library.

• http://www.ivis.org/signin.asp?url=/vetprod/drugs/toc.asp

ALAT 14: Euthanasia

• "1993 Report of the AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia." J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 202(2), 1993. Available at the Scientific Library.

• The "AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia"(pdf) June 2007.

• Fox, J.G., Cohen, B., and Loew, F.M. Laboratory Animal Medicine. Academic Press, Orlando, FL., 1984.

• Pekow, C.A. "Suggestions from Research Workers for Coping with Research Animal Death." Lab Animal, 23 (10), 1994.

• Walshaw, S.O. "Animal Death and Human Emotion in the Laboratory." Lab Animal, 23 (10), 1994.

ALAT 15: Experimental Design and Methodology

• Scher, S. "Setting Up an Animal Experiment." Vet. Tech. 7(5):217-220, May, 1986.

• http://www.apa.org/science/anguide.html

• http://www.nih.gov/science/models/

• http://www.osa.sunysb.edu/dlar/VeterinaryServices/Training/Biomethodology%20modules/RODENTSURG.htm

ALAT 16: Mice

• Anderson, R.S. and A.T.B. Edney. Practical Animal Handling. Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK. 1991.

• Cunliffe-Beamer, Terrie L. The Laboratory Mouse. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1998. Not available under this author but The Laboratory Mouse by Gillian Bullock is available online, or is Available at the Scientific Library , and another book with the same title but authored by Mark Suckow is also Available at the Scientific Library .

• Harkness, J.E. and J.E. Wagner. The Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents. Williams and Wilkins. 1995. Available at the Scientific Library

• Hrapkiewicz, Karen, Leticia Medina, and Donald D. Holmes. Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine: An Introduction, 2nd Ed. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA. 1997. The 2007, 3rd edition, is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Laber-Laird, K., M.M. Swindle, and P. Flecknell, Handbook of Rodent and Rabbit Medicine. Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK. 1996 GB Limited Preview

• http://wmc.rodentia.com/

• http://www.radil.missouri.edu/info/dora/Dora.htm

• http://research.uiowa.edu/animal/?get=mouse

• http://netvet.wustl.edu/rodents.htm#mice

• http://www.jax.org/

ALAT 17: Rats

• Anderson, R.S. and A.T.B. Edney. Practical Animal Handling. Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK. 1991.

• Harkness, J.E. and J.E. Wagner. The Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents. Williams and Wilkins. 1995. Available at the Scientific Library

• Hrapkiewicz, Karen, Leticia Medina, and Donald D. Holmes. Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine: An Introduction, 2nd Ed. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA. 1997. The 2007, 3rd edition, is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Laber-Laird, K., M.M. Swindle, P. Flecknell, Handbook of Rodent and Rabbit Medicine. Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK. 1996. GB Limited Preview

• Sharp, Patrick, and Marie LaRegina. The Laboratory Rat. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1998. Available at the Scientific Library. The same title but with a different editor is Available Online through the Scientific Library.

• http://research.uiowa.edu/animal/?get=rat

• http://www.lvma.org/rat.html

ALAT 18: Hamsters

• Anderson, R.S. and A.T.B. Edney. Practical Animal Handling. Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK. 1991.

• Field, Karl, and Amber Sibold. The Laboratory Hamster and Gerbil. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1998. Available at the Scientific Library.

• Harkness, J.E. and J.E. Wagner. The Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents. Williams and Wilkins. 1995. Available at the Scientific Library .

• Hrapkiewicz, Karen, Leticia Medina, and Donald D. Holmes. Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine: An Introduction, 2nd Ed. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA. 1997. The 2007, 3rd edtion, is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Laber-Laird, K., M.M. Swindle, P. Flecknell, Handbook of Rodent and Rabbit Medicine. Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK. 1996. GB Limited Preview

• Van Hoosier, G.L. and C.W. McPherson, (eds.) Laboratory Hamsters. Academic Press, Orlando, FL. 1987.

• http://netvet.wustl.edu/species/hamsters/hamsters.txt

• http://www.ahc.umn.edu/error.html

• http://netvet.wustl.edu/species/hamsters/hamstbio.txt

• http://www.lvma.org/hamster.html

ALAT 19: Guinea Pigs

• Anderson, R.S. and A.T.B. Edney. Practical Animal Handling. Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK. 1991.

• Fox, J.G., B.J. Cohen, and F.M. Loew, (eds.) Laboratory Animal Medicine. Academic Press, Orlando, FL. 1984.

• Harkness, J.E. and J.E. Wagner. The Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents. Williams and Wilkins. 1995. Available at the Scientific Library

• Hrapkiewicz, Karen, Leticia Medina, and Donald D. Holmes. Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine: An Introduction, 2nd Ed. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA. 1997. The 2007, 3rd edition, is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Laber-Laird, K., M.M. Swindle, P. Flecknell, Handbook of Rodent and Rabbit Medicine. Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK. 1996. GB Limited Preview

• Terril, Lizabeth A., and Donna Clemens. The Laboratory Guinea Pig. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1998. Available at the Scientific Library .

• Wagner, J.E. and P.J. Manning, (eds.) The Biology of the Guinea Pig. Academic Press, Orlando, FL. 1976. Available at the Scientific Library

• http://research.uiowa.edu/animal/?get=g_pig

• http://www.lvma.org/gpig.html

• http://www.ahc.umn.edu/error.html

• http://www6.miami.edu/acuc/Biometh_guinea.html

ALAT 20: Gerbils

• Anderson, R.S. and A.T.B Edney. Practical Animal Handling. Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK. 1991.

• Field, Karl, and Amber Sibold. The Laboratory Hamster and Gerbil. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1998. Available at the Scientific Library

• Harkness, J.E. and J.E. Wagner. The Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents. Williams and Wilkins. 1995. Available at the Scientific Library .

• Hrapkiewicz, Karen, Leticia Medina, and Donald D. Holmes. Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine: An Introduction, 2nd Ed. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA. 1997. The 2007, 3rd edition is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Laber-Laird, K., M.M. Swindle, P. Flecknell, Handbook of Rodent and Rabbit Medicine. Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK. 1996. GB Limited Preview

ALAT 21: Rabbits

• Anderson, R.S. and A.T.B. Edney. Practical Animal Handling. Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK. 1991.

• Crow, Steven E., and Sally O. Walshaw. Manual of Clinical Procedures of the Dog, Cat and Rabbit, 2nd Ed. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, PA. 1998. GB Limited Preview of 1997 version; 2009 version Available at the Scientific Library.

• Harkness, J.E. and J. E. Wagner, The Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents. Williams and Wilkins. 1995. Available at the Scientific Library

• Hrapkiewicz, Karen, Leticia Medina, and Donald D. Holmes. Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine: An Introduction, 2nd Ed. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA. 1997. The 2007, 3rd edition is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Laber-Laird, K., M.M. Swindle, P. Flecknell. Handbook of Rodent and Rabbit Medicine. Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK. 1996. GB Limited Preview

• Suckow, Mark A., and Fred A. Douglas. The Laboratory Rabbit. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1997. The updated, 2010, version is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Weisbroth, S.H., R.E. Flatt, and A.L. Kraus, (eds.) The Biology of the Laboratory Rabbit. American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine Series. Academic Press, Orlando, FL. 1995. The 1994 version edited by Manning, Ringler, and Newcomer is Available at the Scientific Library .

• http://pan-am.uniserve.com/

• http://research.uiowa.edu/animal/?get=rabbit

• http://www.ahc.umn.edu/error.html

• http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/enrich/rabbits.htm

• http://netvet.wustl.edu/rabbits.htm

• http://www.rabbit.org/

ALAT 22: Cats

• Crow, Steven E., and Sally O. Walshaw. Manual of Clinical Procedures of the Dog, Cat and Rabbit, 2nd Ed. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, PA. 1998. GB Preview of the 1997 version; 2009 version Available at the Scientific Library.

• Martin, Brent. The Laboratory Cat. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1997. The 1998 version is Available at the Scientific Library

• http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/

• http://www.iacuc.arizona.edu/training/cats/index.html

• http://netvet.wustl.edu/cats.htm

• http://biology.kenyon.edu/heithausp/cat-tutorial/welcome.htm

ALAT 23: Dogs

• Anderson, R.S. and Edney, A.T.B. Practical Animal Handling. Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK. 1991.

• Crow, Steven E., and Sally O. Walshaw. Manual of Clinical Procedures of the Dog, Cat and Rabbit, 2nd Ed. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, PA. 1998. GB Limited Preview of the 1997 version; 2009 version Available at the Scientific Library.

• http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/oldbib/dogexer.htm

ALAT 24: Non-human Primates

• Bennett, B.T., C.R. Abee, R. Henrickson. Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research: Biology and Management. Academic Press, San Diego, CA. 1995.

• Fortman, Jeffrey D., B. Taylor Bennett and Terry A. Hewett. The Laboratory Non-Human Primate. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1998. GB Limited Preview of the 2001 version

• http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/TrainingVideos.htm#primate

• http://www.brown.edu/Research/Primate/current.html

• http://www.primate.wisc.edu/

• http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/primates/primate1.htm

• http://www.sfbr.org/SNPRC/index.aspx

• http://www.theprimata.com/factsheets.html

ALAT 25: Swine

• Anderson, R.S. and A.T.B. Edney. Practical Animal Handling. Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK. 1991.

• Panepinto, L.M. and R.L. Kroc. "History, Genetic Origins and Care of Yucatan Miniature Swine and Micro Pigs." Lab Animal 24 (6) 1995.

• Panepinto, L.M. and M.M. Swindle, (eds.) "Swine in Biomedical Research." Laboratory Animal Science, 36(4), 1986. Available at the Scientific Library .

• Stanton, H.C. and H.J. Mersmann, (eds.) Swine In Cardiovascular Research. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1986.

• Swindle, M.M. Swine as Models in Biomedical Research. Iowa State University Press, IA. 1992.

• http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/swine/

• http://www.intute.ac.uk/healthandlifesciences/veterinary/

• http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/swine/swine.htm#art

ALAT 26: Sheep/Goats

• Allen, Matthew J., and Gary Borkowski. The Laboratory Small Ruminants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1998. GB Limited Preview

• Anderson, R.S. and Edney, A.T.B. Practical Animal Handling. Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK. 1991.

• Hecker, J.F. The Sheep as an Experimental Animal. Academic Press, San Diego, CA. 1986

• http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/goats/

• http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/

• http://www.sheepandgoat.com/research.html

• http://www.aasrp.org/

ALAT 27: Amphibians

• DeNardo, D. "Amphibians as Laboratory Animals." ILAR Journal, 37(4):173-181, 1995.

• Duellman, W.E., and T. Trube. Biology of Amphibians. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, NY. 1985. GB Limited Preview of 1994 version

• Fowler, M.E. Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA. 1986. GB Limited Preview of 2007 version. The 2008 version is Available from the Scientific Library.

• Rollin, Bernard E., and M. Lynne Kesel (ed.). The Experimental Animal in Biomedical Research. Volume II: Care, Husbandry and Well-Being: An Overview By Species. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1992. GB Limited Preview 1995 version

• http://worms.zoology.wisc.edu/frogs/welcome.html

• http://www.xenopus.com/disease.htm

• http://www.xlaevis.com/

• http://www.nih.gov/science/models/xenopus/

• http://faculty.virginia.edu/xtropicalis/

ALAT 28: Birds

• Anderson, R.S. and A.T.B. Edney. Practical Animal Handling. Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK. 1991.

• Rollin, Bernard E., and M. Lynne Kesel (ed.). The Experimental Animal in Biomedical Research. Volume II: Care, Husbandry and Well-Being: An Overview By Species. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1992. GB Limited Preview 1995 version

• Rosskopf, W.J. and R.W. Woerpel. Diseases of Cage and Aviary Birds. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD. 1996.

• http://www.jsu.edu/depart/psychology/sebac/fac-sch/spot-peck/spot-peck.html

• http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/GuideTo Use/index.html

• http://netvet.wustl.edu/birds.htm

ALAT 29: Miscellaneous Laboratory Animals

• Anderson, R.S. and Edney, A.T.B. Practical Animal Handling. Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK. 1991.

• Fowler, M.E. Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals. Iowa State University Press. Ames, IA. 1995. 1978 version Available at the Scientific Library .

• Fowler, M.E. Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA. 1986. GB Limited Preview of 2007 version. The 2008 version is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Fox, J.G. Biology and Diseases of the Ferret. Lea and Febiger. 1988. GB Limited Preview

• Frye, F.L. Biomedical and Surgical Aspects of Captive Reptile Husbandry. Veterinary Medicine Publishing Company, Edwardsville, KS. 1981.

• Hrapkiewicz, Karen, Leticia Medina, and Donald D. Holmes. Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine: An Introduction, 2nd Ed. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA. 1997. The 2007, 3rd edition, is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Johnson-Delaney, K. Exotic Companion Medicine Handbook for Veterinarians. Wingers Publishing. 1996.

• Kuehl-Kovarik, C. "The Gray Short-tailed Opossum: A Novel Model for Mammalian Development." Lab Animal 24 (6) 1995.

• May, E.B., Bennett, R.O., and Reimschuessel, R. "The Application of Laboratory Technology to Fish as Models in Biomedical Research." Lab Animal, May/June, 1987.

• http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/

• http://www.equiworld.net/horselinks/

• http://www.grandin.com/references/new.corral.html

• http://www.ferretcentral.org/

• http://netvet.wustl.edu/species/reptiles/pough.txt

• http://aquaticpath.umd.edu/fg/

• http://zebra.biol.sc.edu/

• http://zfin.org/cgi-bin/webdriver?MIval=aa-ZDB_home.apg

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Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) Reference List

Note: The LAT level list includes materials found on both the ALAT and LAT levels.

• LAT Training Manual. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science. Cordova,TN. 1999 Available at the Scientific Library

• AALAS Technician Certification Handbook, (pdf) revised 5/08

• Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Bethesda National Institutes of Health, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, MD. 2000,

• Good Laboratory Practices for Nonclinical Laboratory Studies (pdf). CFR 21, Part 58, Subparts A-K., Code of Federal Regulations.

• EPA 40 CFR 8 Part 160.

• 40 CFR Part 792.

• 2000 Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 218:669-696, 2001, Available at the Scientific Library, or Available Online (pdf).

• Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine. An Introduction. Hrapkiewicz, K, Medina, L, Holmes, DD. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA. 3rd ed. 2007, ISBN 0-8138-2966-6.

LAT Additional Reading List: These publications should be consulted and used as sources of information and for continued education.

LAT 1: Public and Private Interests in Animal Research

• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1996.

• McPherson, C.W. Laws, Regulations, and Polices Affecting the Use of Laboratory Animals. In: Laboratory Animal Medicine. Academic Press, Orlando, FL 1984.

• Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. NIH Office for Protection from Research Risks, Revised September 1986, NIH, Bethesda, MD. Available at the Scientific Library.

• Animal Welfare Act. P.L. 89-544 and amendments. USDA, APHIS, Hyattsville, MD. 20782.

• http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/

• http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/index.shtml

• http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm

• http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/olaw/references/phspol.htm

• http://dels.nas.edu/Laboratory/Reports-Academies-Findings

• http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=5140

• http://www.fda.gov/cder/

• http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_98/21cfr58_98.html

• http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_00/40cfr160_00.html

• http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_99/40cfr792_99.html

LAT 2: Administrative Responsibilities

• Fox, J.G., Cohen, B.J., and Loew, F.M. Laboratory Animal Medicine. Academic Press, Orlando, FL, 1984.

• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1996.

• NIH Cost Analysis and Rate Setting Manual for Animal Resources. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, NIH Pub. No. 80-2006. Available at the Scientific Library.

• http://acs.ufl.edu/

• http://research.uiowa.edu/animal/?get=per_diem_rates

LAT 3: Laboratory Techniques

• Crow, S.E. and Walshaw, S.O. Manual of Clinical Procedures in the Dog and Cat. 2nd. Edition. Lippincott-Raven. New York, NY, 1997; 2009 version Available at the Scientific Library.

• McCurnin, D.M. Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians. 3rd Edition. W.B. Saunders. Philadelphia, PA, 1994. The 2002, 5th edition is Available at the Scientific Library, as well as the 2006, 6th edition.

• http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/resources/techniques/index.aspx

• http://research.uiowa.edu/animal/?get=g_pig

• http://research.uiowa.edu/animal/?get=mouse

• http://research.uiowa.edu/animal/?get=rabbit

• http://research.uiowa.edu/animal/?get=rat

• http://www.ahc.umn.edu/rar/blood.html

LAT 4: Genetics and Breeding

• Svendsen, P. and Hau, J. Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science. Volume 1. CRC Press, 1994. Boca Raton, FL. Available at the Scientific Library. The 2003-2005 volumes are also Available at the Scientific Library.

• Hogan, B. et al. Manipulating the Mouse Embryo. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 1994. Available at the Scientific Library.

• http://www.explorelearning.com/

• http://public.ornl.gov/hgmis/genetics/default.cfm

• http://www.kumc.edu/gec/

• http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/bc/ahp/BioInfo/SD.Geno.HP.html

LAT 5: Anatomy and Physiology

• Frandson, R.D. Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals, 5th. Edition. Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, 1992. 2009 version Available at the Scientific Library.

• http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/CC/heart_background.php

• http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bsci111b/human-blood/key/blood-cell-key.htm

• http://newscenter.cancer.gov/newscenter

• http://health.howstuffworks.com/lung.htm

• http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/yrdd/index.htm

• http://www.kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/yoururinary/

• http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/introb.html

LAT 6: Laboratory Animal Facility Equipment

• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1996.

• The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals, 6th Edition, Trevor Poole, editor, 1987. 1999 7th edition is Available at the Scientific Library.

• http://www.aabchq.com/

• http://www.edstrom.com/product/markets/laboratory-animal/

• http://www.edstrom.com/resources/news/updatenewsletter2011issue1/

• http://www.ehrs.upenn.edu/programs/bio/bsm/principles.html

LAT 7: The Laboratory Environment

• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, HHS publication No. (CDC) 93-8395, 1993. 2009 version showing.

• Fox, J.G. Cohen, B.J., and Loew, F.W. eds. Laboratory Animal Medicine. Academic Press, Inc. Orlando, FL, 1984.

• http://www.edstrom.com/

LAT 8: Animal Health Maintenance

• Foster, H.L. "Gnotobiology." In: The Laboratory Rat, Volume II. Baker, H.L. et al., eds. Academic Press, Orlando, FL, 1980. Available at the Scientific Library.

• Small, J.D. "Rodent and Lagomorph Health Surveillance and Quality Assurance." In: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Fox, J.G., Cohen, B.J., and Loew, F.M., eds. Academic Press, Orlando, FL, 1984.

LAT 9: Health and Disease

• Bhatt, P.N., Jacoby, R.O., and New, A.E. Viral and Mycoplasmal Infections of Laboratory Rodents. Academic Press, Orlando, FL, 1986.

• Fox, J.G., Cohen, B.J., and Loew, F.M. Laboratory Animal Medicine. Academic Press, Orlando, FL, 1984.

• Harkness, J.E. and Wagner, J.E. The Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents, 4th. Ed. Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1995. Available at the Scientific Library.

• Hrapkiewicz, K., Holmes, D.D. Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA, 1997. The 2007, 3rd edition, is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Outteridge, P.M. Veterinary Immunology. Academic Press, Orlando, FL, 1986. As a substitute for this one, Veterinary Immunology: an introduction, 2009 by Ian Tizard is Available in the Scientific Library.

• Siegmund, O.H. et al., eds. The Merck Veterinary Manual, 7th Ed. Merck and Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, 1991. 2005 9th edition by Khan is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Hillyer, E.V. and Quesenberry, K.E. Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1997. 2004, 2nd edition by Quesenberry and Carpenter is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Manning, P.J., Ringler, D.H. Newcomer, C.E. The Biology of the Laboratory Rabbit, 2nd. Edition, Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 1994. Available at the Scientific Library

• http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/

• http://www.cdc.gov/ncezid/

• http://www.microbeworld.org/

• http://www.vetinfo.com/zoonose.html

• http://netvet.wustl.edu/species/primates/primzoon.txt

• http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol4no2/michalak.htm

• http://vetmedicine.about.com/od/zoonotic/Zoonotic_Diseases_Human.htm

• http://www.fas.org/ahead/

• http://vbs.psu.edu/department-directory/rjv10

• http://www.vetcancersociety.org/

• http://www.cvm.tamu.edu/oncology/faq/questions/effect01.html

• http://www.petplace.com/cats/psychogenic-alopecia-in-cats/page1.aspx

• http://www.cvm.okstate.edu/instruction.cvhs.okstate.edu/dermatology/index.htm

• http://www.avma.org/careforanimals/animatedjourneys/pethealth/pethealth.asp

• http://ipm.ncsu.edu/AG369/notes/ear_mite.html

• http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_ringworm.html

• http://www.nmconline.org/contmast.htm

LAT 10: Diagnostic Techniques

• McCurnin, D.M. Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians. W.B. Sanders, Philadelphia, PA, 1994. The 2002, 5th edition is Available at the Scientific Library as well as the 2006, 6th edition.

• Pratt, P.W. Laboratory Procedures for Veterinary Technicians. Mosby, St. Louis, MO, 1996. The 2007 edition, by Charles Hendrix, is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Sharp, P.E. and La Regina, M.C. The Laboratory Rat. CRC Press, New York, NY, 1998. Available at the Scientific Library.

• http://www.umm.edu/pathology-info/apover.htm

• http://biology.about.com/c/ht/00/07/How_Streak_Bacterial_Culture0962932483.htm

LAT 11: Aseptic Technique, Surgical Support and Anesthesia

• Flecknell, P.A. Laboratory Animal Anesthesia, 2nd Ed. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 1996. The 2009, third edition is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Knecht, C.D. et al. Fundamental Techniques in Veterinary Surgery, 3rd Ed. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1987.

• Short, C.E., ed. Principles and Practice of Veterinary Anesthesia. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MA, 1987.

• Recognition and Alleviation of Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1992. GB Limited Preview; also Available at the Scientific Library, along with the updated versions Recognition and Alleviation of Pain in Laboratory Animals, and Recognition and Alleviation of Distress in Laboratory Animals.

• http://www.tpub.com/corpsman/93.htm

• http://research.uiowa.edu/animal/?get=aa_regimens

• http://www.virtual-anaesthesia-textbook.com/vat/vet.html

• http://www.ahc.umn.edu/rar/Pain&Distress.html

• http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=1542

• http://www.vesalius.com/cfoli.asp

LAT 12: Emergency Veterinary Care

• Kirk, R.W. and Bistner, S.I. Handbook of Veterinary Procedures and Emergency Treatment, 6th Ed. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1995. The 2006, 8th edition is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Recognition and Alleviation of Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals, National Research Council, National Academy Press, 1992. GB Limited Preview ; also Available at the Scientific Library, along with the updated versions Recognition and Alleviation of Pain in Laboratory Animals, and Recognition and Alleviation of Distress in Laboratory Animals.

• Knecht, C.D. et al. Fundamental Techniques in Veterinary Surgery, 3rd Ed. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1987.

• http://www.drlarrypetvet.com/health_manual_shock.htm

LAT 13: Research Methodology

• Kirk, R.W. and Bistner, S.I. Handbook of Veterinary Procedures and Emergency Treatment, 6th Ed. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1995. The 2006, 8th edition is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Waynforth, H.B., Experimental and Surgical Technique in the Rat. 2nd. Edition. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 1994. 1992 version Available at the Scientific Library.

• Crow, S.E. and Walshaw, S.O., Manual of Clinical Procedures in the Dog, Cat and Rabbit, 2nd. Edition, Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, PA, 1997 GB Limited Preview; 2009 version Available at the Scientific Library.

• http://www.toxicology.org/

• http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/VL/GG/monoclonal.php

• http://www.spectrapor.com/cell/CellCulturing.html?LiFrom=/index2.html;FrName=our%20home%20page;

• http://www.alzet.com/

• http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/glossary/glossary.asp

LAT 14: Calculations and Conversions

• http://www.megaconverter.com/Mega2/

• http://www.medic8.com/MedicalTools.htm

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Laboratory Animal Technologist (LATG) Reference List

Note: The LATG level list includes references found on the ALAT, LAT, and LATG lists.

• LATG Training Manual. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science. Cordova, TN. 2007 Available at the Scientific Library

• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories.93-8395 Superintendent of Documents,U.S. Government Printing Office, 5th ed.2009 ISBN 0-1704-0547-4;

• Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals. National ResearchCouncil, Institute for Laboratory Animal Resources. National Academy Press, Washington,DC, 1997. ISBN 0-3090-5299-8;

• Cost Analysis and Rate Setting Manual for Animal Research Facilities . National Center forResearch Resources, National Institutes of Health. NIH Publication No. 80-2006. 2000Edition. Available at the Scientific Library.

LATG Additional Reading List

LATG 1: Personal Management:

• Smith SA, Mazin RA. 2004. The HR answer book: an indispensable guide for managers and human resources professionals. New York: American Management Association. GB Limited Preview

• Suckow, MA, Douglas, FA, Weichbrod RH, editors. 2002. Management of laboratory animal care and use programs. Boca Raton FL: CRC Press. GB Limited Preview. The full book is Available at the Scientific Library.

LATG 2: Facility Management:

• Silverman J. 2002. Managing the laboratory animal facility. CRC Press, New York, NY. GB Limited Preview

• National Center for Research Resources. 2000. Cost Analysis and Rate Setting Manual for Animal Research Facilities. US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service. NIH Publication number 80-2006. Available at the Scientific Library.

• Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 2004. Circular A21: cost principles for educational institutions (pdf).

LATG 3: Facility Security & Disaster Planning:

• Florida Animal Disaster Planning Advisory Committee. Disaster planning for animal facilities.

• FEMA. Animal disaster plan worksheet for planners and emergency managers.

• Sukow MA, Douglas FA, Weichbrod RH, editors. 2002. Management of laboratory animal care and use programs. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. GB Limited Preview. The full book is Available at the Scientific Library.

LATG 4: Regulations:

• USDA regulations and standards. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 9, Animals and Animal Products, Subchapter A, Animal Welfare (pdf).

• JAVMA [Internet]. 2007. AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia (pdf) [cited August 20, 2007].

• Guide for the care and use of agricultural animals in agricultural research and teaching, 1st revised edition. 1999. Savoy, IL: Federation of Animal Science Societies.

• National Research Council. 1996. Guide for the care and use of laboratory Animals. Washington: National Academy Press. This title is also Available at the Scientific Library.

• Hazard communication, occupational safety and health standards, toxic and hazardous substances [Internet]. 29 CFR 1910.1200 [cited June 4, 2007].

• Medical waste tracking act of 1988 (pdf), H.R. 3515 [Internet; cited June 4, 2007].

• Standards for the tracking and management of medical waste [Internet, cited June 4, 2007]. Federal Register 40 CFR Parts 22 and 259 (March 24, 1989).

• Office for Protection from Research Risks. 2002. PHS policy on humane care and use of laboratory animals. Bethesda, MD: NIH.

• Committee on Guidelines for the Humane Transportation of Laboratory Animals, National Research Council. 2006. Guidelines for the humane transportation of research animals. Washington DC: National Academy Press.

• National Research Council. 1997. Occupational health and safety in the care and use of research animals. National Academy Press. Availaable at the Scientific Library

• Committee on Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Nonhuman Primates, National Research Regulations 45 Council. 2003. Occupational health and safety in the care and use of nonhuman primates. Washington, D. C.: National Academy Press. GB Limited Preview

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health [Internet]. Biosafety in microbiological and biomedical laboratories, 5th edition [cited June 4, 2007]. This book is also Available at the Scientific Library.

• National Institutes of Health [Internet]. Guidelines for research involving recombinant DNA molecules (pdf) [cited June 4, 2007].

• US EPA standards of performance for new stationary sources and emission guidelines for existing sources [Internet]. Hospital/medical/ infectious waste incinerators [cited June 4, 2007]. Federal Register 62(178): September 15, 1997.

• NRC Regulations Title 10: ENERGY, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter I Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Part 20 Standards for Protection Against Radiation, Subpart C Occupational Dose Limits, 10CFR 20.1201 [Internet; cited June 4, 2007].

• US Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration [Internet]. 2002. How to use the hazardous materials regulations, CFR 49 (pdf) Parts 100-185 [cited June 4, 2007]. s

• Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (The Bioterrorism Act of 2002, Title II Enhancing Controls on Dangerous Biological Agents and Toxins [Internet; cited June 4, 2007].

• Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins (pdf) (Select Agent Regulations), 42 CFR 73, Health and Human Services, Final Rule [Internet; cited June 4, 2007].

• Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Internet]. Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Possession, Use, and Transfer of Biological Agents and Toxins (Select Agent Regulations): Final Rule. 7 CFR Part 331, 9 CFR Part 121 [cited June 4, 2007].

• Title 21: Food and Drugs Chapter 13 Drug Abuse Prevention and Control, Subchapter I: Control and Enforcement, 21 USC Sec. 802 01/22/02 [Internet; cited June 4, 2007].

• Drug Enforcement Agency, Office of Diversion Control [Internet]. 2006. Practitioner's Manual [cited June 4, 2007].

LATG 5: Health Surveillance & Quality Assurance:

• US Department of Health and Human Services. 1978. FDA Good Laboratory Practices for Non-Clinical Laboratory Studies (pdf). Part 58. Fed. Reg. 43(247): 60013-60020.

• Office for Protection from Research Risks. 2002. PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. Bethesda, MD: NIH. Available as Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.

• National Research Council. 1996. Guide for the care and use of laboratory Animals. Washington (DC): National Academy Press.

• Baker HJ, Lindsey JR, Weisbroth SH, editors. 1979. Biology and diseases. In The Laboratory Rat, Vol. 1. Orlando, FL: Academic Press. Available at the Scientific Library.

• Nomura T, Esaki K, Tomita T, editors. 1984. ICLAS manual for genetic monitoring of inbred mice. Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press.

• Eaton AD, Clesceri LS, Rice EW, Greenberg AE, editors. 2005. Standard methods for examination of water and wastewater, 21st edition. American Public Health Association, Water Environment Federation, and American Water Works Association, publishers. Available at the Scientific Library

• Committee on Animal Nutrition, Ad Hoc Committee on Nonhuman Primate Nutrition, National Research Council. 2003. Nutrient requirements of nonhuman primates: 2nd revised edition. Washington, D. C.: National Academy of Sciences. GB Limited Preview, also Available at the Scientific Library, and Online.

• Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources.Nutrient Requirements of Domestic Animals: Report Series. Washington, D. C.: National Academy of Sciences.

• Animal Welfare Act (7 USC 2131-2155; 80 Stat. 350, 84 Stat. 1560, 90 Stat. 417, 99 Stat. 1645, 104 Stat. 4066, 5177; 105 Stat. 1984; 109 Stat. 711, 948), as amended.

• Reuter JD, Suckow MA, editors [Internet]. Quality assurance/ surveillance monitoring programs for rodent colonies. In Laboratory animal medicine and management [cited June 4, 2007].

LATG 6: Occupational Health & Safety:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health [Internet]. Biosafety in microbiological and biomedical laboratories, 5th edition [cited June 4, 2007].

• National Institutes of Health [Internet]. Guidelines for research involving recombinant DNA molecules (pdf) [cited June 4, 2007].

• Klein RC, Party E, Gewrshey EL. 1990. Virus penetration of examination gloves. Biotechniques 9(2) :196. Available at the Scientific Library

• Klein RC, Reginatto M, Party E, Gershey EL. 1990. Practical radiation shielding for biomedical research. Radiation Protection Management 7(3):30-37.

• National Institutes of Health. 1981. NIH guidelines for the laboratory use of chemical carcinogens, NIH Pub. No. 81-2385, GPO, Washington, D. C.

• National Research Council. 1997. Occupational health and safety in the care and use of research animals. National Academy Press.

• OSHA [Internet]. Occupational Noise Exposure, 29 CFR 1910.95 [cited June 4, 2007].

LATG 7: Introduction to Organic Chemistry & Biochemistry:

• Odian G, Blei I. 1994. General, organic, and biological chemistry. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. 2008 version Available at the Scientific Library. An alternate choice Available at the Scientific Library may be Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry by John McMurry, 2007, 6th edition.

• Bloomfield M. 1995. Chemistry and the living organism. 6th edition. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons.

LATG 8: Molecular Biology:

• Bloomfield M. 1995. Chemistry and the living organism. 6th edition. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons.

• Clark DP, Russell LD. 1997. Molecular biology made simple and fun. Vienna, IL: Cache River Press. The 2005, 3rd edition, is Available at the Scientific Library.

LATG 9: Immunology:

• Coe-Clough N, Roth JA. 1998. Understanding immunology. St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

LATG 10: Genetic Engineering:

• Clark DP, Russell LD. 1997. Molecular biology made simple and fun. Vienna, IL: Cache River Press. The 2005, 3rd edition, is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Roths JB, Foxworth WB, McArthur MJ, Montgomery CA, Kier AB. 1999. Spontaneous and engineered mutant mice as models for experimental and comparative pathology: History, comparison and developmental technology. Lab. Anim. Sci. 49(1):12-34. Available at the Scientific Library.

• Nagy A, Gertsenstein M, Vintersten K, Behringer R (editors). 2003. Manipulating the mouse embryo: A laboratory manual. 3rd edition. Cold Spring Harbor, NY: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. Available at the Scientific Library.

• Mutant Mouse Regional Resource Centers (MMRRC) [Internet]. MMRC home page [cited 10 Jul 2007].

• The Jackson Laboratory [Internet]. The Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI) [cited 10 Jul 2007].

• Pease S, Lois C. 2006. Mammalian and avian transgenesis: new approaches. New York, NY: Springer. GB Limited Preview.

LATG 11: Gnotobiotics:

• Wostmann BS. 1996. Germfree and gnotobiotics animal models: Background and applications. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Inc. GB Limited Preview. The full book is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Trexler PC. 1983. Gnotobiotics, p. 1-17. In Foster HL, Small JD, Fox JG, editors. The mouse in biomedical research, vol. III: Normative biology, immunology and husbandry. New York, NY: Academic Press. Available at the Scientific Library

• Svendsen, Per. 1994. Gnotobiology, p. 273. In Melby EC Jr., Altman NH, editors. Handbook of laboratory animal science, vol. I. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press is Available at the Scientific Library. The 2003-2005 volumes are also Available at the Scientific Library.

• Wagner JE, Foster HL. 1976. Germ-free and specific pathogen- free, p. 21-30. In Wagner JE, Manning PJ, editors. The biology of the guinea pig. New York, NY: Academic Press. Available at the Scientific Library

LATG 12: Agents of Infectious Disease:

• Barker DG, editor. 2007. Flynn's parasites of laboratory animals, 2nd edition. Ames, IA: Blackwell Publishing. Available at the Scientific Library.

• Hirsh DC. 2004. Veterinary microbiology. 2nd edition. Ames, IA: Blackwell Publishing. Available at the Scientific Library.

• Ikram M, Hill E. 1991. Microbiology for veterinary technicians. St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

• McCurnin DM. 2006. Clinical textbook for veterinary technicians. 6th editon. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders is Available at the Scientific Library, as well as the 2002, 5th edition.

• Shapiro LS. 2004. Pathology and parasitology for veterinary technicians. Clift on Park, NY: Delmar Publishing; 2010 version Available at the Scientific Library.

• Sloss MW, Kemp RL, Zajac AM. 1994. Veterinary clinical parasitology. 6th edition. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press.

LATG 13: Common Diseases of Laboratory Animals:

• Fox JG, Barthold S, Davisson M, Newcomer CE, editors. 2006. The mouse in biomedical research. Volume II: Diseases. 2nd edition. Orlando, FL: Academic Press. Available through the Scientific Library's online books.

• Fox JG, Anderson LC, Loew FM, Quimby FW, editors. 2002. Laboratory animal medicine. 2nd editon. Orlando, FL: Academic Press.

• Wagner JE, Manning PJ, editors. 1976. The biology of the guinea pig. Orlando, FL: Academic Press. Available at the Scientific Library.

• Hrapkiewicz K, Medina L, Holmes, D. 1998. Clinical laboratory animal medicine. 2nd edition. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. GB Limited Preview. The 2007, 3rd editiion is Available at the Scientific Library.

• ILAR. 1991. Infectious diseases of mice and rats. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. Available at the Scientific Library.

• Harkness J, Wagner J. 1995. The biology and medicine of rabbits and rodents. Philadelphia, PA: Williams and Wilkins. Available at the Scientific Library.

• Hedrich HJ, editor. 2004. The laboratory mouse. London, UK: Elsevier Academic Press. Available at the Scientific Library.

• Lloyd M. 1999. Ferrets: health, husbandry and diseases. Ames, IA: Blackwell Publishing Professional.

LATG 14: Diagnostic Techniques:

• McCurnin DM. 1994. Clinical textbook for veterinary technicians. 3rd edition. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders. The 2002, 5th edition is Available at the Scientific Library, as well as the 2006, 6th edition.

• Crow SE, Walshaw, SO. 1997. Manual of clinical procedures in the dog, cat, and rabbit. 2nd edition. New York, NY: Lippincott- Raven. GB Limited Preview; 2009 version Available at the Scientific Library.

• Hrapkiewicz, K, Medina L, Holmes DD. 1998. Clinical laboratory animal medicine. 2nd edition. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. GB Limited Preview. The 2007, 3rd edition, is Available at the Scientific Library.

LATG 15: Pharmacology:

• Physicians' desk reference, 61th edition. 2007. Montvale, NJ: Thomson PDR. Available at the Scientific Library

• McCurnin DM, Bassett JM. 2006. Clinical textbook for veterinary technicians. 6th edition. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders. is Available at the Scientific Library, as well as the 2002, 5th edition.

• Entriken TL, editor. 2001. Veterinary pharmaceuticals and biologicals, 12th edition 2001/2002. Lenexa, KS: Veterinary Healthcare Communications. Available at the Scientific Library

• Harkness JE, Wagner JE. 1995. The biology and medicine of rabbits and rodents. 4th edition. Media, PA: Williams and Wilkins. Available at the Scientific Library.

• Hrapkiewicz K, Medina L, Holmes DD. 1998. Clinical laboratory animal medicine. 2nd edition. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. GB Limited Preview. The 2007, 3rd edition, is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Hawk CT, Leary SL. 1999. Formulary for laboratory animals. 2nd edition. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. GB Limited Preview of 3rd edition:

• Plumb DC. 2005. Veterinary drug handbook, 5th edition. Blackwell Publishing. The 2008 version is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Wanamaker BP, Pettes, CL. 2000. Applied pharmacology for veterinary technicians, 2nd edition. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders Co.

LATG 16: Anesthesia & Analgesia:

• Hawk CT, Leary SL. 1999. Formulary for laboratory animals. 2nd edition. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. GB Limited Preview of 3rd edition:

• Flecknell P. 1996. Laboratory animal anesthesia. 2nd edition. New York, NY: Academic Press. The 2009, 3rd edition, is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Thurmon JC, Tranquilli WJ, Benson JG, editors. 1996. Lumb and Jones' veterinary anesthesia, 3rd editon. Philadelphia, PA: Williams and Wilkins.

• Kohn DF, Wilson SK, White WJ, Benson GJ, editors. 1997. Anesthesia and analgesia in laboratory animals. New York, NY: Academic Press. The 2008 version is Available at the Scientific Library.

LATG 17: Experimental Design & Data Handling:

• Norman GR, Streiner D. 1994. Biostatistics: the bare essentials. St Louis, MO: Mosby.

• Dytham C. 2003. Choosing and using statistics: a biologist's guide, 2nd edition. Oxford UK: Blackwell Science GB Limited Preview

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References by Type (extracted from the lists above)

World Wide Websites :

• Animal Welfare Regulations. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 9, Sub-chapter A, Parts 1-3 (9CFR 1-3). You may need to scroll down the page a bit to find the links here.

• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. National Research Council. Institute or Laboratory Animal Resources. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 1996. ISBN 0-3090-5377-3. Available at the Scientific Library

Journal Articles:

• Cohen, B.J. "The Early History of Animal Experimentation and Animal Care." I. Antiquity. Laboratory Animal Science 9:39-45. 1959.

• Flynn, R.J. "The Founding and Early History of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science." Laboratory Animal Science 30(4, Part II): 765-779. 1980. Available at the Scientific Library

• Sechzer, J.A., ed. "The Role of Animals in Biomedical Research," Vol. 406, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, New York, NY. 1983. Available at the Scientific Library

• Pekow, C.A. "Suggestions from Research Workers for Coping with Research Animal Death." Lab Animal, 23 (10), 1994.

• Walshaw, S.O. "Animal Death and Human Emotion in the Laboratory." Lab Animal, 23 (10), 1994.

• Scher, S. "Setting Up an Animal Experiment." Vet. Tech. 7(5):217-220, May, 1986.

• Panepinto, L.M. and R.L. Kroc. "History, Genetic Origins and Care of Yucatan Miniature Swine and Micro Pigs." Lab Animal 24 (6) 1995.

• Panepinto, L.M. and M.M. Swindle, (eds.) "Swine in Biomedical Research." Laboratory Animal Science, 36(4), 1986. Available at the Scientific Library

• DeNardo, D. "Amphibians as Laboratory Animals." ILAR Journal, 37(4):173-181, 1995. Available through the Scientific Library Online Journals site http://dels.nas.edu/ilar_n/ilarjournal/37_4/37_4Amphibians.shtml

• Kuehl-Kovarik, C. "The Gray Short-tailed Opossum: A Novel Model for Mammalian Development." Lab Animal 24 (6) 1995.

• May, E.B., Bennett, R.O., and Reimschuessel, R. "The Application of Laboratory Technology to Fish as Models in Biomedical Research." Lab Animal, May/June, 1987.

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Federal Publications

• Animal Welfare Act. P.L. 89-544. Deputy Administrator, USDA, APHIS-VS, 6505 Belcrest Rd., Hyattsville, MD. 20782.

• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Institutes of Health. 4th. Edition. US Government Printing Office (Stock number 017-040-00547-4), Washington, D.C. 1999. This book is also Available at the Scientific Library.

• Code of Federal Regulations, 1984. Titles 10, 29, 40. Office of Federal Register, Washington, D.C., Deputy Administrator, USDA, APHIS-VS, 6505 Belcrest Rd., Hyattsville, MD. 20782.

• Title 10:

• Title 29:

• Title 40:

• FDA Good Laboratory Practices for Non-Clinical Laboratory Studies (pdf). Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1978.

• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. National Research Council. Institute for Laboratory Animal Resources. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 1996. ISBN 0-3090-5377-3;

• NIH Cost Analysis and Rate Setting Manual for Animal Resources. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Services, NIH Pub. No. 80-2006. Available at the Scientific Library.

• Nutrient Requirements of Laboratory Animals. 4th ed. National Research Council. 1995. GB Limited Preview of the 3rd edition, 1978; 1995 edition Available at the Scientific Library, and Online.

• Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals. National Research Council. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 1997.

• Recognition and Alleviation of Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1992. GB Limited Preview; also Available at the Scientific Library, along with the updated versions Recognition and Alleviation of Pain in Laboratory Animals, and Recognition and Alleviation of Distress in Laboratory Animals.

Other

• The "AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia" (pdf) June 2007.

• Foster, H.L. "Gnotobiology." In: The Laboratory Rat, Volume II. Baker, H.L. et al., eds. Academic Press, Orlando, FL, 1980. Available at the Scientific Library.

• Small, J.D. "Rodent and Lagomorph Health Surveillance and Quality Assurance." In: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Fox, J.G., Cohen, B.J., and Loew, F.M., eds. Academic Press, Orlando, FL, 1984.

Books:

• ALAT Training Manual. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Cordova, TN. 2010 Available at the Scientific Library

• Allen, Matthew J., and Gary Borkowski. The Laboratory Small Ruminants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1998. GB Limited Preview

• Anderson, R.S. and A.T.B. Edney. Practical Animal Handling. Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK. 1991.

• Bennett, B.T., C.R. Abee, R. Henrickson. Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research: Biology and Management. Academic Press, San Diego, CA. 1995.

• Bhatt, P.N., Jacoby, R.O., and New, A.E. Viral and Mycoplasmal Infections of Laboratory Rodents. Academic Press, Orlando, FL, 1986.

• Crow, Steven E., and Sally O. Walshaw. Manual of Clinical Procedures of the Dog, Cat and Rabbit, 2nd Ed. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, PA. 1998. GB Limited Preview of 1997 version; 2009 version Available at the Scientific Library.

• Cunliffe-Beamer, Terrie L. The Laboratory Mouse. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1998. Not Available under this author but The Laboratory Mouse by Gillian Bullock is available online, or in the Scientific Library, and another book with the same title but authored by Mark Suckow is also Available at the Scientific Library.

• Cohen, B.J. and Loew, F.M. Laboratory Animal Medicine: Historical Perspectives. Academic Press, Inc., Orlando, FL. 1984.

• Duellman, W.E., and T. Trube. Biology of Amphibians. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, NY. 1985. GB Limited Preview of 1994 version

• Field, Karl, and Amber Sibold. The Laboratory Hamster and Gerbil. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1998. Available at the Scientific Library.

• Flecknell, P.A. Laboratory Animal Anesthesia, 2nd Ed. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 1996. The 2009, 3rd edition, is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Fortman, Jeffrey D., B. Taylor Bennett and Terry A. Hewett. The Laboratory Non-Human Primate. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1998. GB Limited Preview of the 2001 version

• Fox, J.G. Biology and Diseases of the Ferret. Lea and Febiger. 1988.

• Fox, J.G., B.J. Cohen, and F.M. Loew (eds.) Laboratory Animal Medicine. Academic Press, Inc., New York, NY. 1984.

• Fox, M.A. The Case for Animal Experimentation: An Evolutionary and Ethical Perspective. University of California Press, Los Angeles, CA. 1986. Fowler, M.E. Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals. Iowa State University Press. Ames, IA. 1995.

• Fowler, M.E. Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA. 1986. The 2008 version is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Frandson, R.D. Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals, 5th. Edition. Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, 1992. GB Limited Preview. 2009, 7th edition is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Frye, F.L. Biomedical and Surgical Aspects of Captive Reptile Husbandry. Veterinary Medicine Publishing Company, Edwardsville, KS. 1981. Jurgens, M.H. Animal Feeding and Nutrition. Kendall/Hunt, Inc., Dubuque, IA. 1988.

• Harkness, J.E. and J.E. Wagner. The Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents, 4th Ed. Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, PA. 1995. Available at the Scientific Library.

• Hecker, J.F. The Sheep as an Experimental Animal. Academic Press, San Diego, CA. 1986

• Hillyer, E.V. and Quesenberry, K.E. Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1997. 2006, 2nd edition by Quesenberry and Carpenter is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Hogan, B. et al. Manipulating the Mouse Embryo. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 1994. Available at the Scientific Library.

• Hrapkiewicz, Karen, Leticia Medina, and Donald D. Holmes. Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine: An Introduction, 2nd Ed. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA. 1997. The 2007, 3rd edition, is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Johnson-Delaney, K. Exotic Companion Medicine Handbook for Veterinarians. Wingers Publishing. 1996.

• Kirk, R.W. and Bistner, S.I. Handbook of Veterinary Procedures and Emergency Treatment, 6th Ed. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1995. The 2006, 8th edition is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Knecht, C.D. et al. Fundamental Techniques in Veterinary Surgery, 3rd Ed. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1987.

• Laber-Laird, K., M.M. Swindle, and P. Flecknell, Handbook of Rodent and Rabbit Medicine. Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK. 1996 GB Limited Preview.

• Manning, P.J., Ringler, D.H. Newcomer, C.E. The Biology of the Laboratory Rabbit, 2nd. Edition, Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 1994 Available at the Scientific Library

• Martin, Brent. The Laboratory Cat. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1997. The 1998 version is Available at the Scientific Library.

• McBride, Doug. Learning Veterinary Terminology, Mosby-Year Book, Inc. St. Louis, MO. 1996. The 2002 edition is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals, Fourth Edition. Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, PA. 1992. 2009, 7th edition Available at the Scientific Library.

• McCurnin, D.M. Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians. 6th Edition. W.B. Saunders. Philadelphia, PA,. is Available at the Scientific Library, as well as the 2002, 5th edition.

• Nicholas, F.W. Veterinary Genetics. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA. 1987.

• Outteridge, P.M. Veterinary Immunology. Academic Press, Orlando, FL, 1986. As a substitute for this one, Veterinary Immunology: an introduction, 2009 by Ian Tizard is Available in the Scientific Library.

• Poole, Trevor (ed.). The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals, 6th. Ed. Longman Scientific and Technical, Essex, England. 1987. 1999 (7th) edition Available at the Scientific Library.

• Pratt, P.W. Laboratory Procedures for Veterinary Technicians. Mosby, St. Louis, MO, 1996. The 2007 edition, by Charles Hendrix, is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Rollin, Bernard E., and M. Lynne Kesel (ed.). The Experimental Animal in Biomedical Research. Volume II: Care, Husbandry and Well-Being: An Overview By Species. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1992 1995 Version GB Limited Preview

• Rosskopf, W.J. and R.W. Woerpel. Diseases of Cage and Aviary Birds. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD. 1996.

• Sharp, Patrick, and Marie LaRegina. The Laboratory Rat. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1998. Available at the Scientific Library, or the same title but with a different author is Available Online

• Short, C.E., ed. Principles and Practice of Veterinary Anesthesia.

• Siegmund, O.H. et al., eds. The Merck Veterinary Manual, 7th Ed. Merck and Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, 1991. 2005 version by Khan is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Stanton, H.C. and H.J. Mersmann, (eds.) Swine In Cardiovascular Research. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1986.

• Suckow, Mark A., and Fred A. Douglas. The Laboratory Rabbit. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1997. The updated, 2010, version is Available at the Scientific Library.

• Svendsen, P. and Hau, J. Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science. Volume 1. CRC Press, 1994. Boca Raton, FL. Available at the Scientific Library. The 2003-2004 volumes are also Available at the Scientific Library.

• Swindle, M.M. Swine as Models in Biomedical Research. Iowa State University Press, IA. 1992.

• Terril, Lizabeth A., and Donna Clemens. The Laboratory Guinea Pig. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 1998. Available at the Scientific Library.

• Van Hoosier, G.L. and C.W. McPherson, (eds.) Laboratory Hamsters. Academic Press, Orlando, FL. 1987.

• Wagner, J.E. and P.J. Manning, (eds.) The Biology of the Guinea Pig. Academic Press, Orlando, FL. 1976. Available at the Scientific Library.

• Waynforth, H.B., Experimental and Surgical Technique in the Rat. 2nd. Edition. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 1994. 1992 version Available at the Scientific Library.

• Weisbroth, S.H., R.E. Flatt, and A.L. Kraus, ( eds.) The Biology of the Laboratory Rabbit. American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine Series. Academic Press, Orlando, FL. 1995. The 1994 version in the series is Available at the Scientific Library.

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