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Useful References
General Websites to Reference
- American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)
- American Veterinary Medical Association’s Guidelines on Euthanasia
- American Welfare Act and Regulations (AWA Information)
- Foundation for Biomedical Research's "Educational Resources" Webpage
- Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Agricultural Research and Teaching (Ag Guide)
- Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
- Guidelines for the Care And use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research
- Guidelines for the Use of Fish in Research
- Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research
- IACUC Guidebook
- National Institute of Health--Animal Research Advisory Committee Guidelines (NIH ARAC)
- Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
- Statistical Calculations Resource
- Texas Society for Biomedical Research
Animal Health, Husbandry, and Research Information
- Animal Welfare Information Center and AWIC Newsletter
- Resources and Journals For The Study of Pathology
- Care and Handling of Xenopus laevis
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Covance Research Products
- The Electronic Zoo: Biology and Diseases of Specific Animals
- IACUC Training and Learning Consortium (a resource page for IACUC members, and for anyone wondering just what the IACUC does!)
- Institute for Laboratory Animal Resources & Journal (ILAR)
- Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT)
- Lab Animal Magazine
- Laboratory Animals Journal
- Laboratory Primate Newsletter
- Methods and Welfare Considerations in Behavioral Research with Animals
- Model Organisms for Biomedical Research
- Mouse Brain Library
- National Academy Press
- National Center for Research Resources
- Natural Pathogens of Laboratory Mice, Rats, and Rabbits and Their Effects on Research
- Model Organisms for Biomedical Research
- Office of Extramural Research
- Primate Info Net Library and Information Service
- Pathology of Reptiles and Amphibians Symposium
- Rat Genome Database
- Scientist's Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW)
- Teaching materials within Laboratory Animal Science
- Transgenic Mouse Resources
- UC Davis Center for Animal Alternatives Information
- University of Michigan's Transgenic Animal Model Core
- USDA Animal Welfare Publications
- The Visible Mouse Project
- Veterinary Formulary (University of Minnesota)
- Virtual Frog Dissection Kit
- Virtual Mouse Necropsy
- The Whole Mouse Catalog
- Xenopus laevis and tropicalis biology and genomics resource
- Xenopus laevis Frog Colony Care
- Xenopus tropicalis
- Zebrafish Model Organism Database
Safety
- American Biological Safety Association
- Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 5th Edition
- MSDS for Infectious Substances - Public Health Agency of Canada
- MSDS Index
- Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Surgery
Organizations
- Association for the Accreditation and Assessment of Laboratory Animal Care, International (AAALAC)
- American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)
- American Biological Safety Association
- American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM)
- Americans for Medical Progress
- American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners (ASLAP)
- American Society of Primatologists (ASP)
- American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
- Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)
- Association of Primate Veterinarians (APV)
- Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) (Johns Hopkins University)
- Center for Animals and Public Policy (Tufts University)
- Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
- Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS)
- Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR)
- Food and Drug Administration (source for GLP, GCP, GMP information)
- Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)(national website)
- International Council for Laboratory Animal Science (ICLAS)
- Implications of Infectious Agents on Results of Animal Experiments
- Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources (ILAR)
- Laboratory Animal Management Association (LAMA)
- National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR)
- Southwest Association for Education in Biomedical Research (SWAEBR)
- Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW)