AWIC Bibliographies and Resource Guides & Other Selected Publications Animal Welfare Information Center United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service National Agricultural Library

Legislation and Guidelines

• Animal Welfare Act: Historical Perspectives and Future Directions Symposium Proceedings, 1998
• Animal Welfare Act Interpretive Summaries, 2001
• Animal Welfare Legislation, Regulations, & Guidelines (also International Codes of Practice), 1995
• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 1996 - National Academy of Sciences - Also in Espaņol
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook, 1992 - Applied National Research Ethics Association
• Information Resources for Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees 1985-1999
• Nonhuman Primate Management Plan, 1991 - NIH
• Plan for the Use of Animals in Research, 1993 - NIH

Animal Care and Welfare - Laboratory | Production | Zoo, Circus & Aquarium

     Laboratory Animals

• Animal Facility Sanitation and Cage Wash, 2003
• Ventilation Design Handbook on Animal Research Facilities Using Static Microisolators (Vol. 1 & 2), 1998 - NIH
• Methods and Welfare Considerations in Behavioral Research with Animals, 2002 - NIH
• Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals, 1997 - Nat. Research Council
  
• Amphibians, Fish & Reptiles, 2001
• Bats, 2002
• Chimpanzees in Research: Strategies for Their Ethical Care, Management, and Use, 1997 - Nat. Research Council
• Laboratory Primate Newsletter - J.E. Schrier (ed.)
• Canine Research Environment - SCAW, 1990
• Dog, 1997
• Ferrets, 2002
• Fish Welfare, 2003
• Insects, 2004
• Invertebrates, 2000
• Molluscs, 2003
• Opossum (Didelphis virginiana), 2001
• Quail, Pheasant, Finches, Ostrich, Dove, Parrot, 2004
  
• Rodents, 1997
• Swine in Biomedical Research, 2000

     Production Animals

• Disposal of Dead Production Animals, 2003
• The Science and Ethics Behind Animal Well-Being Assessment: Future Trends in Animal Agriculture Workshop, May 28, 2003
• Sharing Costs of Changes in Food Animal Production: Producers, Consumers, Society and the Environment: Future Trends in Animal Agriculture Workshop, September 17, 2003
• Standards for Food Animal Production: Status, Well-Being, and Social Responsibility: Future Trends in Animal Agriculture Workshop, September 18, 2002
• Beef Cattle, 2004
• Dairy Cattle, 2002
• Western Canadian Dairy Seminar Home Page (searchable proceedings from 1995) - University of Alberta, Canada
• Emus and Ostriches, 2001
• Fish Welfare, 2003
• Induced Molting in Chickens, 2002
• Livestock and Poultry Handling and Transport, 1998
• Livestock Webpage with Conference Proceedings - Ontario, Canada, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
• Old World Camels: Arabian and Bactrian 1941-2003
• Quail, Pheasant, Finches, Ostrich, Dove, Parrot, 2004
  
• Sheep and Goats, 1997
• South American Camelids: Llamas, Alpacas, Vicunas, and Guanacos 1943-2003
• Swine, 2003
• Proceedings: Symposium on Swine Housing and Well-being, June 5, 2002, Des Moines, Iowa

• Directory of Zoo and Aquarium Libraries, Ninth Edition, 2002, Revised 2003 - St. Louis Zoo and Animal Welfare Information Center
• Handling Fish Fed to Fish-Eating Animals: A Manual of Standard Operating Procedures, 1998 - AWIC, APHIS, Brookfield Zoo
• Handling Frozen/Thawed Meat and Prey Items Fed to Captive Exotic Animals A Manual of Standard Operating Procedures, 2001 - AWIC, APHIS, Brookfield Zoo
• Nutrient Composition of Whole Vertebrate Prey (Excluding Fish) Fed in Zoos, 2002 - E.S.Dierenfeld, H.L. Alcorn, & K.L. Jacobsen
• Bats, 2002
• Elephants, 2003
• Ferrets, 2002
• Fish Welfare, 2003
• Giant Panda, (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), May 2004
• Opossum (Didelphis virginiana), 2001
• Quail, Pheasant, Finches, Ostrich, Dove, Parrot, 2004
  

Animal Health

• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and other Animal Related Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies, 2004
• Johne's Disease (Mycobacterium avium subspec. paratuberculosis), 2003
• Newcastle Disease in Birds, 2003
• Tuberculosis in Animals: Mycobacterium bacilli that cause Devastating Zoonotic Diseases in Many Animals, 2004
  
• West Nile Virus, 2003
• Zoonotic Diseases, 1997

Environmental Enrichment

• Annotated Bibliography on Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates, 2001 - Animal Welfare Institute
• Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates Resource Guide, 1999 (Selected Chapters Updated 2003)
• Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates, 1998 - Nat. Research Council

Techniques, Methodologies and Procedures

• Adjuvants and Antibody Production: Comparisons & Alternative Technologies, 1998
• Analgesia and Analgesics in Animals, 2000
• Animal Euthanasia, 1997
• Murine Local Lymph Node Assay: A Test Method for Assessing the Allergenic Contact Dermatitis Potential of Chemicals/Compounds - ICCVAM; NICEATM
• Recognition and Alleviation of Pain & Distress in Animals, 2000
• Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia, 2000 - American Veterinary Medical Association
• Validation and Regulatory Acceptance of Toxicological Test Methods: A Report of the ad hoc Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Test Methods, 1997 - NIH

Training and Education

• Animal Welfare and Ethics Resources for Youth and College Agricultural Educators, 2000
• Animal Welfare Issues Compendium: A Collection of 14 Discussion Papers, 1997 - USDA
• Audio-Visuals Relating to Animal Care, Use, & Welfare, 2003
• Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery: A Peer-Reviewed Online International Journal Dedicated to Clinical Practice and Research in Neurological Disorders of Animals

Internet Resources

• Internet Resources on Science Fairs, Animals in Education and Research, Kids Pages and Animal Careers, 2000

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