The Development of Science-based Guidelines for Laboratory Animal Care

The Development of Science-based Guidelines for Laboratory Animal Care is the summary of an international workshop held in Washington, DC, in November 2003 to bring together experts from around the world to discuss the available knowledge that can positively influence current and pending guidelines for laboratory animal care, identify gaps in that knowledge in order to encourage future research endeavors, and discuss the scientific evidence that can be used to assess the benefits and costs of various regulatory approaches affecting facilities, research, and animal welfare.

• Front Matter
• Introduction
• Plenary Lecture
• Session 1: Current Status: Identifying the Issues
• Session 2: Assessment of Animal Housing Needs in the Research Setting--Peer Reviewed Literature Approach
• Session 3: Approaches to Current Guidelines--US and Europe
• Session 4: Environmental Control for Animal Housing
• Dinner Speaker: Kay E. Holekamp
• Session 5: Environmental Enrichment Issues
• Point/Counterpoint: The Cases For and Against Harmonization
• Appendix A: International Workshop on Development of Science-based Guidelines for Laboratory Animal Care
• Appendix B: Workshop Faculty
• Appendix C: Committee Bios
• Appendix D: International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research Involving Animals (1985)