Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats

Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 410
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ISBN-10 : 9780309063326
ISBN-13 : 0309063329
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Book Synopsis Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats by : National Research Council

Download or read book Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1991-02-01 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new editionâ€"a must for all researchers who use these lab animalsâ€"provides practical suggestions for breeding, keeping, and identifying pathogen-free laboratory rodents. It contains three informative sections. The first, Principles of Rodent Disease Prevention, summarizes methods for eliminating infectious agents. It offers information on pathogen terminology; pathogen status of rodents; and breeding, transporting, isolating, testing, and diagnosing rodents. The second section, Individual Disease Agents and Their Effects on Research, describes the diagnosis and control of each infectious agent, and the last section, Diagnostic Indexes: Clinical Signs, Pathology, and Research Complications, contains informative tables covering all the diseases listed in the volume, arranged to help in the diagnosis of infected animals.


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