Laboratory Animal Welfare. American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine Series. Edited by Kathryn Bayne and Patricia V. Turner. Academic Press. Amsterdam (The Netherlands) and Boston (Massachusetts): Elsevier. $199.95. xv + 318 p.; ill.; index. ISBN: 978-0-12-385103-1. 2014.

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Previous articleNext article FreeHistory, Philosophy, and Ethics of BiologyLaboratory Animal Welfare. American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine Series. Edited by Kathryn Bayne and Patricia V. Turner. Academic Press. Amsterdam (The Netherlands) and Boston (Massachusetts): Elsevier. $199.95. xv + 318 p.; ill.; index. ISBN: 978-0-12-385103-1. 2014.Kyha D. WilliamsKyha D. WilliamsLaboratory Animal Resources, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Search for more articles by this author Laboratory Animal Resources, Duke University, Durham, North CarolinaPDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code SectionsMoreIn general, this book provides a very organized and detailed review of laboratory animal welfare and associated topics, regulations, and guidelines. The manner in which the chapters are designed and the layout of the print facilitate quick reference and review and enhance the reading experience. Of particular note are Chapters 3 (Regulations, Policies, and Guidelines Impacting Laboratory Animal Welfare), 4 (Animal Welfare Assessment Considerations), 8 (Experimental Design: Reduction and Refinement in Studies Using Animals), 9 (Animal Welfare Considerations in Biomedical Research and Testing), and 10 (Preservation of Animal Welfare During Unforeseen Events). Many concepts by the nature of the subject matter are interconnected, but the volume does include frequent chapters where the information, although presented in a slightly different manner, is redundant. This is particularly true for the overuse of the 3Rs concept across multiple chapters. Some chapters could potentially have been combined to streamline information.Despite that, this book would serve as a valuable resource for any laboratory animal veterinarian and for those preparing for specialty board examinations—i.e., American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) and American College of Animal Welfare (ACAW). The extensive and varied backgrounds of the authors of each chapter are also impressive and provide validity for the text. Further, the breakdown by species (including the five primary as outlined by the ACLAM Role Delineation Document, as well as others) provides many practical applications of the concepts, philosophies, and information presented in the preceding chapters. This further supports the use of this volume as a programmatic reference for facilities and institutions that use animals for biomedical and translational research, teaching, and testing. Previous articleNext article DetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Quarterly Review of Biology Volume 92, Number 1March 2017 Published in association with Stony Brook University Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/690843 For permission to reuse, please contact [email protected]PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.