Laboratory Animal and Exotic Pet Medicine: Principles and Procedures, 2nd Edition

This text and lab manual provides clinically relevant coverage of laboratory animal medicine and procedures. This edition covers a variety of species, including rats, mice, guinea pigs, hamsters, rabbits, gerbils, ferrets, nonhuman primates, and in a separate chapter, non-traditional lab animals, such as pigs, chinchillas, armadillos, reptiles, amphibians, bats, farm animals, and dogs and cats. Coverage of each species is presented in a consistent format that includes taxonomy, anatomy and physiology, uses in biomedical research, reproduction, behaviour, husbandry, restraint and handling, identification methods, injection techniques, medication administration and anaesthesia, blood collection, common diseases and euthanasia. Other key topics include the laboratory setting, regulatory guidelines, and ethical considerations. The lab manual part of the book features a variety of exercises and observation sheets. 

Second Edition. Combination of text and lab manual. 416 pages. Reference. Available as a Paperback and as an eBook (ePub, PDF). Imprint: Mosby. Available at Amazon. 

Please note that there is a Third Edition of this book.

ISBN: Paperback: 978-0-3231-7299-8; eBook: 978-0-3233-5394-6