Humane Endpoints Database Search Templates   Humane endpoints, Euthanasia(PubMed) Humane endpoints (Agricola) Humane endpoints, Euthanasia (Altweb) Top of Page

Special Issues of Journals & Full-text Articles   Humane endpoints in animal experiments for biomedical research Proceedings of the International Conference 22-25 November 1998 Zeist, The Netherlands Laboratory Animals, Special Publication 2001. 28 papers, full-text. Humane endpoints for animals used in biomedical research and testing ILAR Journal 41(2):2000. Nine articles, full-text. 2000 Report of the AVMA panel on euthanasia Olfert, E. Defining an acceptable endpoint in invasive experiments AWIC Newsletter 1995, 6(1):3-7 Top of Page

Citations to Journal Articles & Book Chapters     Close, B. Recommendations for euthanasia of experimental animals. 1. Laboratory Animal 1996, 30(4): 293-316 Close, B. Recommendations for euthanasia of experimental animals. 2. Laboratory Animals 1997, 31(1): 1-32 Coenen, A.M.L. Carbon dioxide euthanasia in rats - oxygen supplementation minimizes signs of agitation and asphyxia Laboratory Animals 1995, 29(3):262-68 Cussler, K., Morton, D., Hendriksen, C.F.M. Humane endpoints as a replacement for the estimation of lethality rates in the potency testing of rabies vaccines ALTEX - Alternativen zu tierexperimenten 1998, (Suppl):40-42 Hackbarth, H., Kuppers, N. Euthanasia of rats with carbon dioxide - animal welfare aspects Laboratory Animals 2000, 34(1):91-96 Hamm, T.E. Proposed institutional animal care and use committee guidelines for death as an endpoint in rodent studies Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 1995, 34(3):69-71 Morton, D.B. Ethical and refinement aspects of animal experimentation : Socio-economic and ethical aspects In: Veterinary Vaccinology (eds. P.P. Pastoret, J. Blancou), Amsterdam:Elsevier, 1997. pp.763-785 Morton, D.B., Townsend, P. Dealing with adverse effects and suffering during animal research In: Laboratory animals : an introduction for experimenters, 2nd Ed (ed. A.A. Tuffery) UK:Wiley and Sons, 1995. pp215-231 Olfert, E. Considerations for defining an acceptable endpoint in toxicological experiments Lab Animal 1996, 25(3):38-43 Smith, W., Harrap, S.B. Behavioural and cardiovascular responses of rats to euthanasia using carbon dioxide gas Laboratory Animals 1997, 31(4):337-46 Ullman-Cullere, Mollie Body condition scoring: a rapid and accurate method for assessing health status of mice Laboratory Animal Science 1999, 49(3):319-323 Wolfensohn, S., Lloyd, M. Recognition of pain and stress in laboratory animals In: Handbook of laboratory animal management and welfare Chapter 11, pp.174-180. Oxford, UK: Oxford Univ Press, 1994 Top of Page

Organizations Altweb: Alternatives to Animal Testing on the Web - Humane Endpoints database AWIC: Animal Welfare Information Center - Humane endpoints (Search Results) CCAC's guidelines on: choosing an appropriate endpoint in experiments using animals for research, teaching and testing (Table of Content)(References) ILAR: Institute for Laboratory Animal Research Top of Page

UC Center for Animal Alternatives School of Veterinary Medicine University of California, Davis Updated 10/5/05 Mary W. Wood, MLS Librarian, UCCAA Contributor: Hsin-Yi Weng, DVM, MPH

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