Accurate pain evaluation is essential for ethical review of laboratory animal use. Warnings
that “prey species hide their pain,” encourage careful accurate pain assessment. In this …

Neurophysiological techniques are widely applied to animals, both in the search as a
monitor for adequacy of anaesthesia, and studies to assess the efficacy of analgesic agents …

The authors of the third edition of the standard textbook, Lumb & Jones" Veterinary
anesthesia"(1996), have prepared a concise account of this subject for veterinary students …

The appropriate recognition and assessment of pain in animals is an essential tool that can
be used by veterinary professionals, rehabilitators, household caregivers, and others to …

Pain is often considered to be the fifth vital sign, alongside body temperature, pulse rate,
respiratory rate and blood pressure. The recognition and management of pain in animals …

Pain and distress in laboratory rodents and lagomorphs: Report of the Federation of European
Laboratory Animal Science Associati Page 1 Pain and distress in laboratory rodents and …

Animals are routinely subjected to painful procedures, such as tail docking for puppies,
castration for piglets, dehorning for dairy calves, and surgery for laboratory rats. Disease and …

Surgery is painful and it behooves us, as people who care for and take care of animals, to
prevent their suffering whenever possible. Recent developments in the understanding of …

Rabbits are a very common household pet in the United States, with an estimated 6 million
pet rabbits in 2007, an increase of almost 30% from 2001. 1 With increasing popularity, the …

Pain has a profound effect on an animal's wellbeing. In Germany, researchers using animals
have been legally required to reduce any possible pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm to …