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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
