Additional Resources
Alternatives to Animal Research & other Animal Welfare Topics
- Johns Hopkins Information on Alternatives to Animal Testing: ALTWEB
- Animal Welfare Information Center Alternatives
- Assessing the Health and Welfare of Laboratory Animals
- Center for Animal Welfare
- Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare
- NORECOPA Information on Alternatives Databases
- Model Organisms for Biomedical Research
- NORINA: A Norwegian Inventory of Alternatives
- University of California Center for Animal Alternatives
Animal Species
- The Whole Mouse Catalog This Web site serves as a central place to find numerous Internet resources of particular interest to scientific researchers using mice or rats in their work.
- Rodents Provides general information on the care and handling of laboratory rodents.
- Animals Provides information on various vertebrate and invertebrate species.
Field Research
- Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research
- The American Society of Mammalogists has published an update to its animal care guidelines
- Guidelines for Use of Live Amphibians and Reptiles in Field and Laboratory Research
- Guidelines for the Use of Fishes in Research (2004
Other IACUC Websites
Statistics and Sample Size
- Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis in Animal Studies
- Sample Size Determination
- Online Statistics Textbook
- Online Statistical Calculators
- Design of Animal Exercise Protocols
Organizations
- American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)
- American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM)
- Americans for Medical Progress Educational Foundation (AMPEF)
- Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC)
- Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research (PRIM&R)
- Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR)
- Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR)
- National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR)
- National Biosecurity Research Center for Animal Health Emergencies
Government
- National Institutes of Health
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal Care
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal Welfare Act and Animal Welfare Regulations
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- USA Fish and Wildlife
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Home Page