Contents

• About the Animal Welfare Information Center Newsletter

• PREX On-line Information Service: Biomedical and Laboratory Animal Databases
  
  • Major Databases
    
  • Core Databases

• Lighting Conditions For Laboratory Monkeys: Are They Adequate?
  
  • Illumination in Cages Arranged in Tiers
  • Effects of Illumination on Monkeys
  • Illumination Guidelines
  • Discussion
  • What Can Be Done to More Evenly Illuminate Caged Monkeys?
  • Acknowledgments
  • References

• Congress In Session

  H.R. 765	H.R. 952	H.R. 1176	H.R. 1209	H.R. 1257	H.R. 1719
  H.R. 1787	H.R. 1856	S. 850	S. 861	S. 995

• European Union: Farm Animal Welfare Legislation

• Environmental Enrichment: Does It Reduce Barbering in Mice?

• Communication by Keyword: Sharing Information About Alternatives to Animal Testing
  
  • References
    
  • Keywords for Alternatives to Skin Irritation Testing and Related MeSH Terms

• New Bibliographies Available From AWIC

• APHIS- Animal Care Update
  • The Horse Protection Act
  • USDA Outlaws Dog Tethering as a Means of Housing
  • Strategic-Direction Update
  • Tuberculosis (TB) and Elephants
  • IACUC: Expedited Review of Animal Use
  • Contacting USDA - APHIS - Animal Care

• Filing a FOIA Request with the U.S. Department of Agriculture

• DNA Research in Llamas -- How You Can Help

• IATA Live Animals Regulations

• Announcements
  
  • Hybridoma Technology and Monoclonal Antibody Product Development Workshop
    
  • IACUC: The Charge and the Challenge III
    
  • Some Preferred Techniques for the Laboratory Rat
    
  • Animal Resource Management Software
    
  • Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare
    
  • Animal Issues
    
  • FEDIX Opportunity Alert
    
  • Venom-L List
    
  • Available on the World Wide Web
    

• AWIC Workshop: "Meeting the Information Requirements of the Animal Welfare Act"

The Animal Welfare Information Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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National Agricultural Library
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Beltsville, MD 20705-2351

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