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In the years since the third edition of this indispensable reference was published, a great deal has been learned about the nutritional requirements of common laboratory species: rat, mouse, guinea pig, hamster, gerbil, and vole. The Fourth Revised Edition presents the current expert understanding of the lipid, carbohydrate, protein, mineral, vitamin, and other nutritional needs of these animals. The extensive use of tables provides easy access to a wealth of comprehensive data and resource information. The volume also provides an expanded background discussion of general dietary considerations. In addition to a more user-friendly organization, new features in this edition include: A signifi...
General aspects of nutrition; Nutrient requirements of the laboratory rat; Nutrient requirements of the mouse; Nutrient requirements of the gerbil; Nutrient requirements of the guinea pig; Nutrient requirements of the hamster; Nutrient requirements of the vole; Nutrient requirements of fishes.
Nutrient requeriments of the cat; Nutrient requeriments of the guinea pig; Nutrient requeriments of the hamster; Nutrient requeriments of the monkey; Nutrient requeriments of the laboratory mouse; Nutrient requeriments of the laboratory rat; Composition of feeds; Formulating diets.
Federal law now requires that institutions provide training for anyone caring for or using laboratory animals. This volume provides the guidelines and resources needed to coordinate a quality training program, as well as to meet all legal requirements. A core module for all personnel takes no more than four hours to present. Most staff then proceed to one or more additional skills-development modules including the species-specific module that can be customized to any species in use at the institution, the pain management module, and the surgery module. The volume provides content information for required topics-from ethics to record keeping-and lists sources of additional publications, audiovisual programs, and computerized teaching aids. Included are: Ready-to-use teaching outlines, with detailed instructions for presenting material. Practical guidelines on logistics, covering scheduling, budgeting, and more. Guidelines on how to design training for adults and how to work with investigators who may resist taking training courses. This practical guidebook will be necessary for research institutions, particularly for staff members responsible for training coordination.