Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals (American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine) 3rd Edition

Your Complete Reference for Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals

This book is a complete, fully revised, and updated reference that focuses on the special anesthetic, analgesic, and postoperative care requirements associated with experimental interventions. The book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the use of anesthesia and analgesia in laboratory animals.

Key Features

• Comprehensive Coverage: It includes a complete overview of agents' impact in research outcomes, with sections covering ethical, regulatory, and scientific considerations, principles of anesthesia and analgesia, anesthetic equipment and monitoring, and periprocedural care.
• Expanded Species Coverage: The book is thoroughly updated with new material on ferrets, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and cephalopods, along with practical considerations by species, including relevant anatomy, physiology, and behavior.
• Hot Topics: It covers hot topic areas such as pain research, ethical issues, legal issues, and imaging studies.
• Broad Audience: This book will be a complete reference for veterinarians involved in lab animal research, as well as senior graduate, graduate students, post-docs, and researchers who utilize animals in biomedical research.