| Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats, with Companion Guide Revised Edition Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Commission on Life Sciences (Author), Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309063329 ISBN-13: 9780309063326 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $61.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1991 Annotation: Originally published in 1991 and now released in paperback, Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats is a must read for all researchers who use these lab animals. It provides practical suggestions for breeding, keeping, and identifying pathogen-free laboratory rodents. The book contains three informative sections. The first, Principles of Rodent Disease Prevention, summarizes methods for eliminating infectious agents. It offers information on pathogen terminology; pathogen status of rodents; and breeding, transporting, isolating, testing, and diagnosing rodents and maintaining their health status. The second section, Individual Disease Agents and Their Effects on Research, describes the diagnosis and control of each infectious agent and the effects of the agent on research. The last section, Diagnostic Indexes: Clinical Signs, Pathology, and Research Complications, contains informative tables covering all the diseases listed in the volume, arranged to help in the diagnosis of infected animals. A complimentary copy of the Companion Guide to Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats accompanies each copy of Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Laboratory Medicine - Medical | Veterinary Medicine - General |
| Dewey: 636.932 |
| Physical Information: 1.16" H x 6.06" W x 9.06" (1.88 lbs) 415 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new edition?a must for all researchers who use these lab animals?provides practical suggestions for breeding, keeping, and identifying pathogen-free laboratory rodents. It contains three informative sections. The first, Principles of Rodent Disease Prevention, summarizes methods for eliminating infectious agents. It offers information on pathogen terminology; pathogen status of rodents; and breeding, transporting, isolating, testing, and diagnosing rodents. The second section, Individual Disease Agents and Their Effects on Research, describes the diagnosis and control of each infectious agent, and the last section, Diagnostic Indexes: Clinical Signs, Pathology, and Research Complications, contains informative tables covering all the diseases listed in the volume, arranged to help in the diagnosis of infected animals. |