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Lab Animal Medicine & Science Series II

The ACLAM Lab Animal Medicine and Science Series II programs developed in conjunction with the University of Washington's Health Sciences Center for Educational Resources are now consolidated and available for purchase on a CD-ROM. This CD-ROM includes the text and images from all the Series II programs, for less than it costs to purchase 2 of the slide-tape sets.

List of Contents [33K PDF]

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This form must be printed and filled out and mailed or faxed to:

ACLAM Executive Director
Dr. Melvin W. Balk
96 Chester Street
Chester, NH 03036
Phone: (603) 887-2467
E-Mail: mwbaclam@gsinet.net

Order forms are NOT being accepted via email or other electronic methods at this time.

Print Materials

Bioethics and the Use of Laboratory Animals - Ethics in Theory and Practice

Editors: A. Lanny Kraus and David Renquist

This is the latest of the ACLAM "Blue-Book" series. It contains manuscripts from all plenary speakers at ACLAM's 1998 Forum by the same name. It has been published by the College and can be obtained from Dr. Mel Balk. The monograph may be purchased from the College for $30.00, which includes postage and handling. (ISBN 0-9678384-0-1)
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Following an introductory Chapter written by Lanny Kraus, there are 18 Chapters written by prominent philosophers, ethicists, scientists, veterinarians and others that deal with the use of animals in research. Additionally there are two Chapters dealing with bioethics in general, one concerning "end-of-life" decisions and one, a speculative look to future issues in bioethics.

ACLAM Sponsored Textbooks and References

G.L. Van Hoosier, Jr., and Charles W. McPherson, eds.:
Laboratory Hamsters, 1987

B. Taylor Bennett, Christian R. Abee, Roy Henrickson, eds:
Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research, Biology and Management, 1995 OUT OF STOCK 9/2006

B. Taylor Bennett, Christian R. Abee, Roy Henrickson, eds:
Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research, Diseases, 1998

James G. Fox, Lynn C. Anderson, Franklin M. Loew, and Fred W. Quimby, eds.:
Laboratory Animal Medicine, second edition, 2002

Mark A. Suckow, Steven H. Weisbroth, and Craig L. Franklin, eds.:
The Laboratory Rat, second edition, 2006

James G. Fox, Stephen W. Barthold, Muriel T. Davisson, Christian E. Newcomer, Fred W. Quimby, and Abigail L. Smith, eds.:
The Mouse in Biomedical Research, Second Edition: Volume I: History, Wild Mice, and Genetics; Volume II: Diseases; Volume III: Normative Biology, Husbandry, and Models; Volume IV: Immunology, 2007.

DG Baker, ed.:
Flynn's Parasites of Laboratory Animals, 2nd ed. 2007; Wiley-Blackwell, publisher.

Jack R. Hessler, Noel Lehner, and Clifford R. Roberts, eds.:
Planning and Designing Research Animal Facilities, 2008

Richard E. Fish, Peggy J. Danneman, Marilyn Brown, and Alicia Z. Karas, eds.:
Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals, second edition, 2008

John E. Harkness, Patricia V. Turner, Susan Vande Woude, and Colette L. Wheler, eds.:
Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents, fifth edition, 2010

Mark A. Suckow, Karla A. Stevens, Ronald P. Wilson
The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Miscellaneous Rodents, 2012

Most of these books are available from Elsevier

In Preparation:

Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research (eds. Abee, Mansfield, Tardif, and Morris)

Loeb and Quimby’s Clinical Chemistry of Laboratory Animals, 3E (Pub. Taylor & Francis) Eds: Kurtz, Prescott, & Travlos

Laboratory Animal Welfare and Behavior (Pub. Elsevier) Eds: Bayne & Turner

The Ferret in Biomedical Research, 3E (Pub. Wiley-Blackwell) Eds: Fox & Marini

Swine in the Laboratory, 2E (CRC Press) Ed: Swindle

Out of Print:

Joseph E. Wagner, and Patrick J. Manning, eds.: The Biology of the Guinea Pig, 1976

Edwin J. Andrews, Billy C. Ward, and Norman H. Altman, eds.: Spontaneous Animal Models of Human Disease, volume 2, 1980

Henry L. Foster, J. David Small, and James G. Fox, eds.: The Mouse in Biomedical Research, volume 4, 1982

Patrick J. Manning, Daniel H. Ringler, and Christian E. Newcomer, eds.: The Biology of the Laboratory Rabbit, second edition, 1994

Dennis F. Kohn, Sally K. Wixson, William J. White, and G. John Benson, eds.:
Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals, 1997

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Formulary For Laboratory Animals - Third Edition

ACLAM has received permission to post the content of this valuable information resource on our web site. Links to PDF versions of various topics can be found here:

PPE Survey Results

A pre-Forum survey dealing with Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) use is now complete. You can view the results here [14 MB PDF]. Here is a PowerPoint version.