Transportation of laboratory animals proceedings of a workshop

"The obligation to treat animals used in research ethically and humanely extends beyond their lives in the laboratory to include their transportation from place to place. Yet transporting animals is a highly regulated and complex process that raises many difficult issues. To examine these issue...

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Main Author: McAdams, Patricia
Corporate Author: Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (U.S.) Roundtable on Science and Welfare in Laboratory Animal Use
Other Authors: Olson, Steve ([rapporteur]), Anestidou, Lida ([rapporteur]), Ogilvie, Jenna ([rapporteur])
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC The National Academies Press 2017, [2017]©2017
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:"The obligation to treat animals used in research ethically and humanely extends beyond their lives in the laboratory to include their transportation from place to place. Yet transporting animals is a highly regulated and complex process that raises many difficult issues. To examine these issues, the Roundtable on Science and Welfare in Laboratory Animal Use held a workshop on September 3-4, 2014, in Washington, DC. More than 200 people participated in the workshop in person and online, including representatives of academic research institutions, pharmaceutical and consumer product companies, government agencies, research advocacy groups, professional associations, and the public. The workshop was designed to draw attention to the essential thoughtful journey planning behind each transport of laboratory animals"--Publisher's description
Physical Description:1 PDF file (xviii, 87 pages)
ISBN:9780309373333
0309373336
0309373344
9780309373340