Handbook on Care and Management of Laboratory and Pet Animals
Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction to laboratory animal science and importance of laboratory animals. 2. Ethical guidelines for usage of laboratory animals in scientific research. 3. Classification of laboratory rats. 4. Housing and care of laboratory animals. 5. Selection of laboratory animals. 6. Nutrition and breeding of rats and mice. 7. Management of Guinea pigs and introduction to rabbit/fur animals. 8. Development of rabbit keeping. 9. Selection and breeding of rabbits. 10. Care and management of young rabbits. 11. Diseases and their management in rabbits guinea pigs, hamster, rats and mice. 12. Angora rabbit management. 13. History, management, breeds and utilities of dogs. 14. Housing, nutrition and general care of dogs. 15. Breeding of dogs. 16. Insurance, registration and dog shows. 17. Management of cats. 18. Management of pet birds. 19. Introduction and identification of body parts. 20. Handling, sexing, weaning and weighing of laboratory animals. 21. Housing of laboratory animals, equipments, breeding and nesting materials. 22. Identification of animals. 23. Record keeping in an animal house. 24. Computation and formulation of feeds for laboratory animals, feeding schedule and presentation of diets. 25. Prophylactic measures against disease of laboratory animals. 26. Sterilization and disinfection methods for laboratory animals. 27. Techniques for the production of specific pathogen free animals. 28. Techniques for the production of germfree animals. 29. Slaughtering and skinning of rabbits, shearing and preparation of products. 30. project preparation. 31. Animal welfare. 32. Blood collection in laboratory animals. 33. Reproductive physiology of laboratory animals an overview. 34. Anaesthesia in laboratory animals. 35. List of major institutions maintaining animal strains. References. Index.
From the preface: "It is our immense pleasure to come out with this edition of "Handbook on Care and Management of Laboratory and Pet Animals". The book has been authored in accordance with the syllabi prescribed by Veterinary Council of India (VCI), New Delhi for under graduate students of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry all over India. The book includes comprehensive and up-to-date information on the topics highlighted and also deals with animal ethics and welfare of Laboratory and Pet Animals in precise manner and in simple language, which becomes easy for students to understand.
There are many books available on this subject covered in this text giving details of many aspects of topics, but definitely there was a long felt need of availability of updated information in concise form at single source. We have strived at our level best to fulfill this necessity of the subjects. Further, an attempt has been made to incorporate quality figures, charts, illustrations and photographs in the books as per need and availability. We hope, the text will be suitable and useful for students including those appearing for competitive examinations, teachers and scientists.
