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"Laboratory Animal Medicine, Third Edition, is a fully revised publication from the American College of Laboratory Medicine's acclaimed blue book series. It presents an up-to-date volume that offers the most thorough coverage of the biology, diseases, health, and care of laboratory animals...

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Corporate Authors: American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
Group Author: Fox, James G; Anderson, Lynn C; Otto, Glen M; Pritchett-Corning, Kathleen R; Whary, Mark T
Published: Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: 2015.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Third edition.
Series: American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine series
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Summary: "Laboratory Animal Medicine, Third Edition, is a fully revised publication from the American College of Laboratory Medicine's acclaimed blue book series. It presents an up-to-date volume that offers the most thorough coverage of the biology, diseases, health, and care of laboratory animals. Laboratory Animal Medicine is organized by species, with new inclusions of chinchillas, birds, and program and employee management, facility design, gnotobiology, and engineering, and is written and edited by known experts in the fields. Users will find gold-standard guidance on the practice and principle
Carrier Form: xvii, 1708 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 29 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780124095274
0124095275
Index Number: SF996
CLC: Q95-33
Call Number: Q95-33/L123/3rd ed.
Contents: List of Reviewers -- List of Contributors -- Preface to the Third Edition - Laboratory Animal Medicine: Historical Perspectives -- Laws, Regulations, and Policies Affecting the Use of Laboratory Animals -- Biology and Diseases of Mice -- Biology and Diseases of Rats -- Biology and Diseases of Hamsters -- Biology and Diseases of Guinea Pigs -- Biology and Diseases of Other Rodents -- The Laboratory Woodchuck (Marmota monax) -- Biology and Diseases of Chinchillas -- Biology and Diseases of Rabbits -- Microbiological Quality Control for Laboratory Rodents and Lagomorphs -- Biology and Diseases