Species-Specific Resources

This section of the website contains all references from the site that provide species-specific information.

Baumans V., Brain P.F., Brugere H., Clausing P., Jeneskog T. & Perretta G. (1994) Pain and distress in laboratory rodents and lagomorphs. Report of the Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations (FELASA) Working Group on Pain and Distress. Laboratory Animals 28:97-112.
The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) (2008) Handling and restraint.
- A video on correct techniques for handling and restraint of rabbits is available.
Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW)/ Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) Rabbit Behaviour and Welfare Group (2008) Refining Rabbit Care: A Resource for Those Working with Rabbits in Research. UFAW/RSPCA

Kohn D.F., Martin T.E., Foley P.L., Morris T.H., Swindle M.M., Vogler G.A. & Wixson S.K. (2007) Guidelines for the assessment and management of pain in rodents and rabbits. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science 46:97-108.
Morton D.B., Jennings M., Batchelor G.R., Bell D., Birke L., Davies K., Eveleigh J.R., Gunn D., Heath M., Howard B., Koder P., Phillips J., Poole T., Sainsbury A.W., Sales G.D., Smith D.J.A., Stauffacher M. & Turner R.J. (1993) Refinements in rabbit husbandry. Second report of the BVAAWF/FRAME/RSPCA/UFAW Joint Working Group on Refinement. Laboratory Animals 27:301-329.