This new editionâ€" a must for all researchers who use these lab animalsâ€" provides
practical suggestions for breeding, keeping, and identifying pathogen-free laboratory …

An overview of the main infectious agents and diseases of mice and rats. Indicates the
methods used in testing for them. Includes 42 agents for monitoring. Also deals with …

This book provides an in-depth review of various emerging diseases in laboratory animals
and highlights the importance of veterinary medicine in the control of these diseases. It …

Laboratory mice, rats, and rabbits may harbor a variety of viral, bacterial, parasitic, and
fungal agents. Frequently, these organisms cause no overt signs of disease. However, many …

Pathology of Laboratory Rodents and Rabbits has become a standard text for both
veterinary pathologists and veterinarians in laboratory animal medicine. Newly recognized …

This concise, pocket-size, comprehensive reference book is subtitled" Infections transmitted
from animals to man"; a preferable definition of a zoonoses may be" an infectious disease …

Periodic health screening of rodents used in research is necessary due to the
consequences of unwanted infections. One determinant of the risk of infection for any given …

Although zoonotic spread of infectious disease continues to occur in laboratory animals
used in biomedical research, reported outbreaks have been minimized with the advent of …

The Laboratory Rat, Volume I: Biology and Diseases focuses on the use of rats in specific
areas of research, ranging from dental research to toxicology. The first part of this book …

In animal research, validity and reproducibility of data are critically influenced by the
microbial status of the experimental animals. One of the most crucial aspects of assuring …