Useful References

General Websites to Reference

• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)
• American Veterinary Medical Association's 2007 Report 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 (English)
• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (Chinese)
• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (French)
• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (Russian)
• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (Spanish)
• Guidelines for the Care And use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research
• Guidelines for the Use of Fishes 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

Animal Health, Husbandry, and Research Information

• Animal Welfare Information Center and AWIC Newsletter
• Armed Forces Institute 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
• Formulary for Laboratory Animals
• Harland Xenopus tropicalis Site
• 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
• Minnesota Branch of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Inc. ANIMALS IN SCIENCE page
• 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 Care 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

• Donning Sterile Surgery Gloves Video

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)