Laboratory Animals : An Introduction for Experiments Book

	Contributors
	Acknowledgements
	Introduction: Use of Animals in Biomedical Research
1	Ethics and Laboratory Animals: Can the Use of Animals in Experiments be Justified?	1
2	Alternatives to the Use of Animals	15
3	The Welfare of Laboratory Animals	25
4	Legal Control of Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes	37
5	Laws Relevant to Animal Research in the United States	67
6	Principles of Animal Husbandry	87
7	Feeding and Watering	107
8	Animals Behaviour	129
9	Hazards and Safety Aspects of Animal Work	151
10	Supply of Laboratory Animals	165
11	Quality in Laboratory Animals	181
12	Design of Experiments	205
13	Dealing with Adverse Effects and Suffering During Animal Research	215
14	Animal Handling and Manipulations	233
15	Non-surgical Experimental Procedures	255
16	General Aspects of the Administration of Drugs and Other Substances	295
17	Anaesthesia	321
18	Basics of Surgery	351
19	Euthanasia	375
	Bibliography	383
	Index	387