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Readings and Resources on:


Humane Endpoints


Humane Endpoints Database


Search Templates

 

Humane endpoints, Euthanasia(PubMed)

Humane endpoints (Agricola)

Humane endpoints, Euthanasia (Altweb)

 



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

 



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

 



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

 



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Updated 10/5/05
Mary W. Wood, MLS
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