Pet selection and the genetics of behavior
Chapter 3 Pet selection and the genetics of behavior Chapter contents PET SELECTION Breed considerations Pet age Pet gender Source Temperament testing BEHAVIORAL GENETICS Grounds to suspect a genetic basis…
Non-human primates: Cynomolgus (Macaca fascicularis) and rhesus (Macaca mulatta) macaques and the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
Chapter 1 Non-human primates Cynomolgus (Macaca fascicularis) and rhesus (Macaca mulatta) macaques and the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) Ronnie Chamanza Introduction Non-human primates are extensively used as a non-rodent species…
Wistar and Sprague–Dawley rats
Chapter 2 Wistar and Sprague–Dawley rats Elizabeth F. McInnes Introduction Almost all laboratory and domestic pet rats belong to a single species, the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus). The rat is…
Reproduction of the rat, mouse, dog, non-human primate and minipig
Chapter 9 Reproduction of the rat, mouse, dog, non-human primate and minipig Dianne Creasey Introduction The reproductive system has been assigned a separate chapter for a number of reasons. Most…
Hamsters and guinea pigs
Chapter 5 Hamsters and guinea pigs Elizabeth F. McInnes Hamsters Introduction The total numbers of Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) used in biomedical research is much less than the numbers of…
New Zealand White rabbit
Chapter 7 New Zealand White rabbit Alys E. Bradley Introduction Rabbits are classified in the order Lagomorpha. They differ from rodents in that they possess an additional pair of incisor…
Beagle dog
Chapter 3 Beagle dog Cheryl Scudamore Introduction The majority of dogs used in toxicity studies are young beagles (generally less than one year old at the start of study), and…
Artifacts in histopathology
Chapter 8 Artifacts in histopathology Elizabeth F. McInnes Introduction What one may see upon microscopic examination of sections of animal tissues is not always related to the normal histology or…
