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Resources and Links Copies of all documents can be found at and downloaded from:http://www.animalethics.org.au/policies-and-guidelines Pain management A Reference Source for Analgesia & Analgesics in Animals (USDA) Animal Ethics Infolink (Animal Research Review Panel, NSW) Drug Dosage (includes signs of pain in different species; University of Rochester Medical Center) Guidelines on anesthesia and analgesia in laboratory animals (University of South Florida) Tables by species (NIH) Ways of Minimising Pain and Distress in Animals in Research (NHMRC) Other resources on pain management Flecknell, P.A. (1996). Laboratory Animal Anaesthesia -A Practical Introduction for Research Workers and Technicians. 2nd.Ed. Academic Press, London UK. ISBN 0-12-260361-3. Kohn, D.F., Wixson, S., White, W.J., Benson, G.J. (1966) Eds. Anaesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals. Academic Press, Orlando, USA. Morton DB., Griffiths PHM (1985) Guidelines on the recognition of pain, distress and discomfort in experimental animals and an hypothesis for assessment. Veterinary Record, 116: 431-436. National Research Council (1992). Recognition and Alleviation of Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals. National Academy of Sciences, Washington. ISBN 0-309-04275-5 Assessment and monitoring Recognising and assessing pain, suffering and distress in laboratory animals: a survey of current practice in the UK with recommendations (RSPCA; includes sample post-op monitoring sheets) Sample of Rodent Post-operative/Acute Treatment Monitoring Form (Animal Ethics, Murdoch University) Welfare assessment Euthanasia The 2000 Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia Report of the ACLAM Task Force on Rodent Euthanasia Canadian Council on Animal Care. CCAC Programs - Guidelines - Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals Volume 1 - Chapter XII Code of Practice for the Humane Killing of Animals under Schedule 1 to the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (UK) Euthanasia – Website of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, University of Iowa Other resources on euthanasia LASA (1996/97) Recommendations for euthanasia of experimental animals, Laboratory Animals, 30: 293-316; 31: 1-32. Copies available from website http://www.lal.org.uk Reilly JS Ed. (1993) Euthanasia of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes. ANZCCART, Adelaide. UFAW/WSPCA (1989). Euthanasia of Amphibians and Reptiles. UFAW, Potters Bar Herts.UK ISBN 0 900767 LASA (1996/97) Recommendations for euthanasia of experimental animals, Laboratory Animals, 30: 293-316; 31: 1-32. Copies available from website http://www.lal.org.uk Reilly JS Ed. (1993) Euthanasia of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes. ANZCCART, Adelaide. UFAW/WSPCA (1989). Euthanasia of Amphibians and Reptiles. UFAW, Potters Bar Herts.UK ISBN 0 900767 Surgical procedures Brown MJ, Pearson PT, Tomson FN (1993) Guidelines for animal surgery in research and teaching. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 9: 1544-1559 Cunliffe-Beamer TL (1993) Applying principles of aseptic surgery to rodents. AWIC Newsletter, 4: 3-6 Harrison, F.A. (1995). Surgical Techniques in Experimental Farm Animals. Oxford University Press: Oxford, New York, Tokyo. ISBN 0 19 834258 5 Waynforth, H.B. & Flecknell, Paul A. (1992). Experimental and Surgical Techniques in the Rat. Second edition. Academic Press: California, London. ISBN 0 12 738851 6 Blood collection BVA/FRAME/RSPCA/UFAW, (1993) Removal of blood from laboratory mammals and birds. Laboratory Animals, 27: 1-22. Copies available from website http://www.lal.org.uk Experimental neoplasia Alternative methods FRAME (UK) includes listings of alternative methods published in each issue of the journal ATLA. National Library of Medicine (USA) publishes a regular annotated bibliography on alternatives to the use of animals in biomedical research UC Davis Center for Animal Alternatives |
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