Links in Laboratory Animal Science



Axel Kornerup Hansen, Professor, dr.vet.sci.,

Laboratory Animal Science and Welfare, Department of Pharmacology and Pathobiology

Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Ridebanevej 3, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C

Denmark

Phone +45 35282726 Fax +45 35283134 E-mail akh@kvl.dk

Alternatives
Alternative Methodologies (Essentials for Animal Research: A Primer for Research Personnel)
Alternatives Online
Alternatives to Animal Testing Bibliography
Information on Animal Alternatives Database
Norwegian Reference Centre for Laboratory Animal Science & Alternatives
Replacement of Animal Studies by In Vitro Models (Adobe Acrobat Format)
Sources of Information About Alternatives (University of California - Santa Barbara)
Sources of Support for Research on Alternatives to Animal Use in Research and Testing (Universityof Iowa)
Anaesthesia
Anesthesia & Analgesia for Companion and Lab Animals (AWIC QB 95-12)
Anatomy(normal & pathological)
Atlas of the Primate Brain (University of Washington)
Biology of the Mammary Gland
Digital Atlas of Mouse Embryology
Ferret Pathology Home Page (AFIP)
International Veterinary Pathology Slide Bank (University of Georgia)
Mouse virtual necropsy
NCI Veterinary and Tumor Pathology Section
PATHIT Pathology Server
Pathology of Genetically-altered Mice
Registry of Comparative Pathology
Tumor Pathology (NCI)
Urbana Atlas of Pathology (University of Illinois)
Whole Brain Atlas (Harvard University)
Vivarium information - weight volumes
Antibodies
Antibody Resource Page
BAbCO - Berkeley Antibody Company
Information Resources for Adjuvants and Antibody Production (AWIC)
ImmunoVision
Linscott's Directory of Immunological and Biological Reagents
MSRS Catalog of Primary Antibodies
Animal models
Dogs (NAS-ILAR)
Immunodeficient Rodents: A Guide to Their Immunobiology, Husbandry, and Use (NAS-ILAR)
Living Primate Species
Mammalian Models for Biomedical Research (NIH - NCRR)
The Mouse in Science: Cancer Research
The Mouse in Science: Why Mice?
The Mouse in Science: Vaccines
The Mouse in Science: Monoclonal Antibodies
Mouse and Rat Research Home Page
NCI Rat Page
NetVet Rodent Page
NetVet All Species Information
NIH Mouse Club
Rodents (NAS-ILAR)
Animals in Medical Research (ScienceNet)
Animal welfare
Animal Behavior and Welfare Sites
AWIC CARE CD-ROM (Compendium of Animal REsources)
Important Laboratory Animal Resources: Selection Criteria and Funding Mechanisms for TheirPreservation (ILAR)
Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates (NAS-ILAR)
Recognition and Alleviation of Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals (NAS-ILAR)
Searching the Journal Literature for Animal Welfare Information (Johns Hopkins University)
The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Animal health, well-being and rights
Animal welfare & rights organisations
Activists Workingfor Animal Liberation
AESOP
American Anti-Vivisection Society
The Animals' Agenda
Animal Aid of Tulsa
Animalia
Animal CrueltyInvestigation Group
Animal LiberationAction Group
Animal Liberation NSW
AnimaLife
Animal Rights Coalition(UK)
Animal Rights Resource Site .
ArkOnline
AR-Views/ AR-News
ASPCA
The Body Shop
Breach - MarineProtection
Bulletin ofthe European Federation Against Hunting (EFAH)
Canadian Federation of HumaneSocieties
Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade
Companion Animal ProtectionSociety
Djuralliansen
Djurfrihet
Djurskjuttsdemonstrationer
Doris Day Animal League
Dyrenes Venner
Dyrevern er miljoevern
Edward Abbey's Web
Elektronisk information(EPI)
EarthFirst! Home Page
EcoNet's Animal Rights Resources
Facklan
The Federal AssociationAgainst Vivisection - People for Animal Rights
The FinalNail
Foreningen til vaern for vaergeloese dyr
Forsøgsdyrenes Vaern
Glenn Rune HusvægsNOAH side
Green ethic
Dr Hadwen TrustFor Human Research
HedWeb AnimalRights Resources
In Defense of Animals (IDA)
International Fundfor Animal Welfare (IFAW)
Kjemp For Dyrene
Komiteen Mod Dyreforsøg - Dyrenes Ret - vor pligt
Kriegsman Fur & Outerwear
Laika - forsøksdyrenesrøst
McSpotlight Home Page
NOAH - for dyrs rettigheter
NOAHs ARK DYRENES RETTIGHETER
No Compromise
NSMPD, Nordiska Samfundet mot plagsamma djurfosoek
Oikeutta Eläimille
Patent på liv?
PAWS Home Page
Pelsinform
People Eating Tasty Animals
PETA On-Line
PRIMATE Case
RESPECTFOR ANIMALS
Welcome to the RSPCA Web Site
Smashingthe Image Factory
Stiftelsen Forskning utan djurforsoek
SvenskaDjurrättsringen - SDRR
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Underground
webdirectory
Vilgjoere dyrevern til kristen fanesak
World Society for the Protectionof Animals
World Wildlife Found
UNCAGED -end vivisection
biotek
Frontline Information Service
World Animal Net Directory
Breeders
Transgenics in Berlin-Buch GmbH
Taconic
Squirrel Monkey Breeding and Research Resource (University of South Alabama)
Moulton Chinchilla Ranch
National Laboratory Animal Breeding and Research Center (Taiwan)
Marshall Farm Ferrets
M & B Breeding and Research Centre Ltd.
Harlan Sprague Dawley, Inc.
B&K; Universal Ltd.
Charles River Laboratories, Inc.
Harlan Home Page
Jackson Laboratory
M & B - Quality laboratory animals and services for biomedical research.
Ellegaard Göttingen Minipigs
Cell cultures
NCCC - National Cell Culture Center
HyperCLDB - Hypertext Cell Line Data Base
Hybridoma Data Bank
Hybridoma and Cell Culture Laboratory (Pennsylvania State University)
ECACC - European Collection of Animal Cell Cultures
Databases
ANEX Rat and Mouse Database - (University of Tokushima)
Animal Research Data Base
Carcinogenic Potency Database Project
Guidelines for Searching Databases for Research and Teaching Using Animals (Emory University)
INVITTOX Online - Data Bank of In Vitro Techniques in Toxicology
NORINA Database (Audiovisual Alternatives to Laboratory Animals in Teaching)
PREX
Prex- indhold
Publications: American Association for Laboratory Animal Science / AALAS
Rat Database (University of Tokushima)
Virus Databases On-line
Departments, offices & centres
Alternative methods centres
Altweb - CAAT - Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
IIVTG - Industrial In Vitro Toxicology Group
ECVAM - European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods
ERGATT - European Research Group for Alternatives in Toxicity Testing
Laboratory animal units
Asia
Osaka University Medical School Institute of Experimental Animal Sciences (IEXAS)
Nagasaki University Laboratory Animal Center for Biomedical Research (Japan)
Institute for Animal Experimentation (University of Tokushima School of Medicine) 0
Institute of Experimental Animal Sciences (Osaka University Medical School)
Europe (Central & South)
Institute of Laboratory Animal Science
Leiden University Department of Lab Animal Issues (Netherlands)
Netherlands Centre Alternatives to Animal Use
Europe (North)
University of Kuopio National Laboratory Animal Center
Dept. of Comparative Medicine, Uppsala University, Sweden
The Norwegian Reference Centre
Vivarium - FFS Hjemmeside/Home Page
Dyreavdelingen i Tromsø
North America
Yale University Section of Comparative Medicine
Wistar Institute
Wayne State University Division of Laboratory Animal Resources
Washington Regional Primate Research Center
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Laboratory Animal Resources
University of Texas at Austin Animal Resources Center
University of Tennessee-Knoxville Office of Laboratory Animal Care
University of Scranton Office of Research Services
University of Northern British Columbia Policy and Procedures on Animal Care
University of Nebraska Medical Center Animal Care and Use Program
University of Montana Laboratory Animal Resources
University of Missouri-Kansas City Laboratory Animal Center
University of Illinois Office of Laboratory Animal Resources
University of Minnesota Research Animal Resources
University of Michigan Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Vivarium
University of Miami Division of Comparative Pathology
University of Iowa Animal Care Unit
University of Kentucky Office of the University Veterinarian
University of Georgia Division of Animal Care and Use
University of Toledo Animal Care Program
University of Connecticut Health Center Animal Care and Use Program
University of Florida Animal Resources Program
University of Colorado Office of Laboratory Animal Resources
University of California-Santa Barbara Office of Research Animal Care Council
University of California-Irvine Laboratory Animal Resources
University of California-San Francisco Committee on Animal Research
University of California-Davis Animal Use and Care Administrative Advisory Committee
University of Arkansas Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
University of Calgary Animal Care
Thomas Jefferson University Office of Animal Resources
Stanford University Department of Comparative Medicine
Rice University Animal Care Committee
Pennsylvania State University Laboratory Animal Resources Program
Ohio State University University Laboratory Animal Resources
Monash University Animal Services
Marquette University Animal Care Program
Columbia University Institute of Comparative Medicine
Florida State University Laboratory Animal Resources
Georgia Southern University Office of Research Services and Sponsored Programs
Iowa State University Laboratory Animal Resources
Kagawa Medical University Experimental Animal Center
Kanazawa University Institute for Experimental Animals (Japan)
Kansas Animal Welfare Information Collection
Penn State University LAR
University of Virginia Transgenic Mouse Core Facility
Transgenic Mouse Facility (University of California-Irvine)
Primate Centres
WRPRC - Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center - Primate Info Net
Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center (Emory University)
University of Brasilia Primate Center
PIC - Primate Information Center
Tulane Regional Primate Research Center
Tsukuba Primate Center (National Institute of Infectious Diseases-Japan)
PSIC - Primate Supply Information Clearinghouse
ORPRC - Oregon Regional Primate Research Center
Directory of Regional Primate Research Centers
Directory of SPF Macaque Breeding and Research Programs
EUPREN - European Primate Resources Network
CRPRC - California Regional Primate Research Center
CPRC - Caribbean Primate Research Center
German Primate Center
Kyoto University Primate Research Institute
TRPRC - Tulane Regional Primate Research Center
Offices
Swedish National Board for Laboratory Animals
Welfare centres
SCAW - Scientists' Center for Animal Welfare
AWIC Homepage
AWIC - USDA-NAL Animal Welfare Information Center (New Version)
AWIC - USDA-NAL Animal Welfare Information Center
Erasmus University Institute of Laboratory Animal Welfare (Netherlands)
Diseases
All the Virology Servers in the World (Tulane University)
Animal Diseases (Karolinska Institute)
Animal Virus Information System (University of Poona, India)
B-Virus Diagnostic Resource and Research Laboratory (Southwest Foundation for BiomedicalResearch)
Diseases & Disorders - "MeSH Classified" Resources on Internet (KIBIC)
Helicobacter Infection in Laboratory Mice: History, Significance, Detection and Management(Charles River)
HERP Index (Human Exposure/Rodent Potency)
Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats (NAS-ILAR)
Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats Companion Guide (NAS-ILAR)
Murine Helicobacters (NCI)
NCID - National Center for Infectious Diseases
Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals (NAS-ILAR)
Orphan Parvovirus Update (Charles River Labs)
Picornavirus Home Page (Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory)
Review of Pasteurella pneumotropica (Charles River)
Rotavirus Online
Simian Retrovirus Reference Laboratory (University of California, Davis)
Significance of GD-7 Antibody Titers in Rats (Charles River Labs)
University of Missouri Research Animal Diagnostic and Investigative Laboratory (MU RADIL)
Zoonotic Diseases (University of California-Santa Barbara)
Diets
Harlan Teklad Laboratory Animal Diets
Dyets, Inc.
Drug dosing
Drug Dosages
Exotic Animal Drug Compendium
Equipment, chemicals and reagents
Sigma Chemical Company
Nuaire, Inc. Safety Cabinets & Hoods
Mini-Mitter Inc.
Life Technologies - Gibco BRL
Life Science Products, Inc.
Lee Laboratories Immunologic Reagents and Services
LabTrader, a Scientific Equipment Cooperative
Kong Toys
Kent Laboratories Immunodiagnostics
IITC, Inc. Life Science Instruments
Harvard Apparatus, Inc.
Harlan Isotec Flexible Film Isolators
Harlan Biotech Israel
Harlan Bioproducts for Science
Getinge Skärhamn AB Autoclaves
Fine Science Tools
Fisher Scientific
BioWhittaker, Inc.
Bio-Synthesis, Inc.
E-Source Buyers Guide
Environmental Tectonics Corporation Autoclaves
Britz-Heidbrink, Inc. Animal Cages
Bio-Tek Industries, Inc.
Edstrom Industries, Inc.
Difco Laboratories
Dataq Instruments, Inc.
Data Sciences International
Coyote Bay Instruments
Covance Research Products
Coulbourn Instruments
Columbus Instruments
Cole-Parmer Instrument Company
Access Technologies
Accurate Surgical and Scientific Instruments Corporation
Alconox, Inc. Detergents, Cleaning Supplies & Equipment
Allentown Caging Equipment Company, Inc.
Alzet Osmotic Pumps
American Radiolabeled Chemicals, Inc.
Arizona Instrument Corporation
Baker Company Safety Cabinets & Hoods
Bilaney Consultants Scientific Equipment
BioBubble - Colorado Clean Room Company
Biocon, Inc.
Bel-Art Scienceware
BioTech Instruments, Ltd.
Braintree Scientific, Inc. Research Equipment
Buckshire Corporation
Buxco Electronics, Inc.
Canbrands International Ltd. Animal Bedding
Ethics and discussion
Three "R's" of Animal Testing Alternatives
The Three Rs: The Way Forward (Environmental Health Perspectives)
Biologists Discover Amazing Things
Animal Rights Myths FAQ
Animal Research Articles Draw Fire (The Scientist)
Ethics of Using Transgenic Animals (References)
Chronology of Significant Historical Developments in the Biological Sciences
Bioethics Program (Iowa State University)
Benefits and Ethics of Animal Research (Scientific American)
Bioethics Online Service (Medical College of Wisconsin) Rådet for dyretikk
Genetics
NIH Animal Genetic Resource
University of Michigan Transgenic Animal Model Core
Transgenic Mouse Programs (University of California-Davis)
TBASE - Transgenic/Targeted Mutation Database
Standardized Nomenclature for Transgenic Animals (ILAR)
Sinai's Mammary Gland Transgene DataBase
RT1 Haplotypes of Some Rat Inbred Strains (IEXAS)
Mosby's Physicians' GenRx
NIH Directory of Transgenic Mice
Laboratory Animal World Registration Codes (University of Tokushima)
Laboratory Animal Japan Registration Codes (University of Tokushima)
Koop Human and Mouse Genome Project Research (University of Victoria)
Jackson Laboratory Induced Mutant Resouce
Transgenic mice sequences
Amgen, Inc.
Genetic Models, Inc.
Genetics Laboratory for Typing Nonhuman Primates (Trinity University)
Genetic Location Database (University of Southampton)
Big Blue lacI Transgenic Mouse Page
Blazing a Genetic Trail (HHMI)
Gnotobiotics
Gnotobiotics Laboratory (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Guidelines, legislation & regulations
Animal Care Guideline of Medical School - Osaka University (in Japanese)
Animal Care Guideline of Osaka University (in Japanese)
APA - Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Animals
ASIH Guidelines for Use of Fishes
ATSDR - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
AVMA Panel Report on Euthanasia (1993)
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (USDHHS/PHS/CDC/NIH)
CDC - Centers for Disease Control
CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
COUNCIL OF EUROPE - Treaties: Protection of Animals, Environment
COUNCIL OF EUROPE - (ETS No.123) Convention on the Protection of Vertebrate Animals used for Experimental and other Scientific Purposes
Draft Guidelines for the Capture, Handling, and Care of Mammals (American Society of Mammalogists)
EPA Endangered Species Information
EPA Environmental Information
European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals used for Experimental and other Scientific Purposes
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (1996)
ISO 194 - Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices - Animal Welfare Requirements
Japanese Law No. 105 - Law Concerning the Protection and Control of Animals
NCRR - National Center for Research Resources
Norwegian Animal Welfare Act, 1974 (in Norwegian)
NSF - National Science Foundation
Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals (NRC-ILAR, 1997)
OMB Circular No. A-21 (Cost Principles for Educational Institutions)
OPRR - Office for Protection from Research Risks
OPRR List of Institutions with Animal Assurance Statements
OPRR Policy on Humane Care & Use of Laboratory Animals
OSHA - US Department of Labor
OSHA Act of 1970, amended on November 5, 1990
OSHA Regulations - Title 29 CFR
Regulations (1986) on Animal Research given under the Animal Welfare Act (in Norwegian)
Standards Relating to the Care and Management of Experimental Animals (Osaka University)
Swedish Animal Protection Act and Animal Protection Ordinance
UK Home Office Animals, Byelaws & Coroners Unit
US Code of Federal Regulations Searchable Database
USDA Animal Welfare Act
USDA APHIS - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
USDA APHIS Animal Care
Veterinarians In Research Labs Address Conflicting Agendas (The Scientist-V. 11, No. 11, 5/26/97)
Images
WebPath Pathology Images (University of Utah)
Veterinary Immunohistochemistry/Histochemistry Photo Gallery (NCI)
Primate Gallery - Images of Monkeys and Apes Workshop Pictures
Journals
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Primate Newsletters
Laboratory Animals, the International Journal of Laboratory Animal Science and Welfare
ILAR Journal
Frontiers in Laboratory Animal Science
Biologicals Journal
ATLA - Alternatives to Laboratory Animals Journal
Animal Behaviour Journal
Lab Animal Home Page
Links
BioSupplyNet
BioSites
Biomedical Information Resources & Services - by Subject (KIBIC)
Bio-Serv
BioMedNet
Comparative Medicine Home Page
News in Bioscience and Medicine
Mailing Lists
GNOTOBIOS (Gnotobiotics Mailing List)
Jackson Laboratory BioInformatics Electronic Bulletin Board System
LPN-L - (Laboratory Primate Newsletter)
PRIMATE-TALK (Primate Discussion List)
RAT-TALK (Research Animal Topics)
RODENT-RESEARCH (Rodent Research Mailing List)
Meetings
Scand-LAS Symposium 1999
American Type Culture Collection Workshop Program
135th Annual AVMA Meeting, July 25-29, 1998, Baltimore, MD
Balt-LASA VIII Coference
MeetingsNet
NIH-OPRR Animal Welfare Education Workshops
Primate Info Net Meetings Calendar
USDA - AWIC Animal Welfare Act Workshops
3rd World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences, August 29-September 2, 1999, Bologna, Italy
Organisations (LAS)
Asia
JALAM - Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Medicine
JSLAE - Japanese Society for Laboratory Animal and Environment
Australia
ANZCCART - Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching
Europe (North)
Swedish Fund for Research Without Animal Experiments
NALASE
Scand-LAS
FinLAS - Finnish Laboratory Animal Scientists
Europe (Central & South)
EBRA - European Biomedical Research Association
FRAME - Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments
GV-SOLAS - Gesellschaft für Versuchstierkunde (Society of Laboratory Animal Science)
ESTIV - European Society of Toxicology In Vitro
SGV - Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Versuchstierkunde (Swiss Laboratory Animal Science Association) >
Sociedad Española de Ciencias del Animal de Laboratorio
International
AG - Association for Gnotobiotics
ICLAS - International Council for Laboratory Animal Science
North America
AALAS - American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
AAALAC - Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International
AALAS (Kentucky Branch)
AALAS - Minnesota Branch
AAPS - American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
AAVMC - American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges
ACLAD - American Committee on Laboratory Animal Diseases
ACLAM - American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
AMP - Americans for Medical Progress
ASLAP - American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners
BRET - Biomedical Research Education Trust
CALAS / ASCAL - Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science
FASEB - Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
FBR - Foundation for Biomedical Research
Join Hands
MISMR - Michigan Society for Medical Research
MSMR - Massachusetts Society for Medical Research
NABR - National Association for Biomedical Research
OBRA - Oregon Biomedical Research Association
OSERA - Ohio Scientific Education & Research Association
Research ! America
SIVB - Society for In Vitro Biology
UK
BLAVA - British Laboratory Animal Veterinary Association
IAT - Institute of Animal Technology
ILAR - Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources
LASA - Laboratory Animal Science Association
Research Defense Society
UFAW - Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
Toxicology
Rodent Carcinogenesis and Safety Assessment (NCI)
Toxicology Housing & Husbandry Survey
Training
Principles and Guidelines for the Use of Animals in Precollege Education (ILAR)
LATA - Laboratory Animal Training Association
LAWTE - Laboratory Animal Welfare Training Exchange
Teaching Materials in Laboratory Animal Science (Norwegian Reference Centre for LaboratoryAnimal Science & Alternatives)
Training
Training in Animal Care and Handling