Recognition and Alleviation of Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals
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1992
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-07525-1 (ISBN)
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-07525-1 (ISBN)
Provides an overview of what we know about behavior, pain, and distress in laboratory animals. This volume explores topics such as stressors in the laboratory and the animal behaviors they cause and a review of euthanasia of lab animals - exploring the decision, the methods, and the emotional effects on technicians.
Clear guidelines on the proper care and use of laboratory animals are being sought by researchers and members of the many committees formed to oversee animal care at universities as well as the general public. This book provides a comprehensive overview of what we know about behavior, pain, and distress in laboratory animals.
The volume explores:
Stressors in the laboratory and the animal behaviors they cause, including in-depth discussions of the physiology of pain and distress and the animal's ecological relationship to the laboratory as an environment.
A review of euthanasia of lab animals—exploring the decision, the methods, and the emotional effects on technicians.
Also included is a highly practical, extensive listing, by species, of dosages and side effects of anesthetics, analgesics, and tranquilizers.
Table of Contents
Front Matter
1 Introduction
2 The Basis of Pain
3 The Basis of Stress and Distress Not Induced by Pain
4 Recognition and Assessment of Pain, Stress, and Distress
5 Control of Pain
6 Control of Stress and Distress
7 Euthanasia
References
Index
Clear guidelines on the proper care and use of laboratory animals are being sought by researchers and members of the many committees formed to oversee animal care at universities as well as the general public. This book provides a comprehensive overview of what we know about behavior, pain, and distress in laboratory animals.
The volume explores:
Stressors in the laboratory and the animal behaviors they cause, including in-depth discussions of the physiology of pain and distress and the animal's ecological relationship to the laboratory as an environment.
A review of euthanasia of lab animals—exploring the decision, the methods, and the emotional effects on technicians.
Also included is a highly practical, extensive listing, by species, of dosages and side effects of anesthetics, analgesics, and tranquilizers.
Table of Contents
Front Matter
1 Introduction
2 The Basis of Pain
3 The Basis of Stress and Distress Not Induced by Pain
4 Recognition and Assessment of Pain, Stress, and Distress
5 Control of Pain
6 Control of Stress and Distress
7 Euthanasia
References
Index
Committee on Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals, Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.2.1992 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Washington |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Veterinärmedizin ► Klinische Fächer ► Versuchstiere |
| ISBN-10 | 0-309-07525-4 / 0309075254 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-309-07525-1 / 9780309075251 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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