Helpful Links for Research Animal Welfare,
Use, Health and Protocol Development

• Alternatives
  • Alternatives to Animal Testing Bibliography (NLM)
  • ALTWEB - Alternatives to Animal Testing on the Web
  • Animal Welfare Institute Databases
  • ARDF- Alternatives Research & Development Foundation
  • AWIC - USDA-NAL Animal Welfare Information Center
  • Digital Frog International
  • FRAME - Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments
  • GTEMA - Grupo de Trabajo Expecializado en Metodos Alternativos (Spain)
  • IIVS - Institute for In Vitro Sciences
  • InVitro International
  • Invitroderm.com - Alternatives to Skin Irritation Testing in Animals
  • Invittox Online
  • NASA Sundowner Report
  • National Library of Medicine
  • Procter & Gamble Animal Alternatives
  • Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine
  • University of California Center for Animal Alternatives
  • USDA Animal Care Policy #12 - Consideration of Alternatives
  • USDA Literature Searching and Databases
• Animal Health
  • American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
  • American Committee on Laboratory Animal Diseases
  • Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
  • Electronic Zoo
  • NetVet Comparative Medicine Internet Resources
• Antibody Production
  • ILAR Journal, Volume 37, Number 3 1995 devoted to Adjuvants and Antibody Production (Scroll down the page)
  • OLAW Monoclonal Antibody Methods Report
• Birds in Research
  • Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research
• Blood Collection
  • General
  • NIH Guidelines for Survival Bleeding of Mice & Rats
• Fishes in Research
  • Guidelines for the Use of Fishes in Research
• Health and Safety
  • Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL)
  • Centers for Disease Control
  • ILAR Journal Volume 42(1) (Subject of Lab Animal Allergy) (Scroll down the page)
  • Occupational Health and Safety Animal Care and Use Program UMass
  • Occupational Health and Safety in the Care & Use of Research Animals
  • ProMED-mail
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst Environmental Health and Safety
  • Zoonotic Diseases (Mass. DPH Public Health Fact Sheets)
• Herpetology Links
  • EMBL Reptile Database
  • Guidelines for the Use of Live Amphibians and Reptiles in Field Research
  • Herpetological Contents
  • Herplit Database
  • Interactive Guide to Massachusetts Snakes
  • International Species Information System (ISIS)
  • Recommendations for the Care of Amphibians and Reptiles in Academic Institutions
  • Savannah River Ecology Lab
  • Snakes of North America
  • Turtles of the World
• IACUC Resources
  • IACUC.org, a comprehensive resource
  • Institutional Animal Care & Use Committees (AWIC Document)
• Literature Searching
  • Animal Welfare Information Center
  • National Library of Medicine
  • Veterinary Medical Libraries
• Mammalogy Links
  • American Society of Mammalogists Guidelines for the Care of Mammals
  • The Shrew (-ist's) Site
• Pain Management
  • Altweb Pain and Distress References
• Research Animal Welfare and Uses
  • AAALAC International
  • Animal Welfare Information Center
  • Institute for Laboratory Animal Research
  • Mouse Brain Library and Brain Atlas
  • National Center for Research Resources
  • Scientists Center for Animal Welfare
  • 2000 AVMA Panel on Euthanasia Report
• Rodent Genotyping
  • Guidelines (NIH)
• Rodent Surgery
  • Hypothermic Anesthesia in Rodents
  • Surgical Procedures by Discipline
  • The Anatomy of the Laboratory Mouse
• SOPS
  • Guidelines for Writing an SOP
• Training and Education
  • American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
  • Digital Frog International
  • Massachusetts Society for Medical Research, Inc.
  • NORINA - Norwegian Inventory of AudioVisuals
  • NABR - National Association for Biomedical Research
  • On-Line Medical Dictionary
  • Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research
  • Using Animals in Precollege Classrooms

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