Contents

• About the Animal Welfare Information Center Bulletin
  

• Wildlife Research and the IACUC
  • Introduction
  • When Do I Need to Have IACUC Review?
  • Special Factors in the IACUC Review Process
  • Investigator Training
  • Capturing Wild Animals
  • Meeting Requirements for Housing and Inspection of Wildlife Animals
  • Refinement of Protocols
  • Summary
  • References

• When the USDA Veterinary Medical Officer Looks at Your Training Program

• PMU Ranching Demonstrates Benefits of Self-Regulation
  • The History of PMU Ranching
  • PMU Ranching: Continuous Improvement and Innovation
  • Checks and Balances Ensure High-Quality Care for Horses
  • Contract Approval and the Code of Practice
  • Multiple Levels of Inspection
  • Marketing Incentive Programs
  • Conclusion

• Science Panel Endorses New Non-animal Test To See if Chemicals Will Burn, Corrode Skin and Eyes

• International News
  • Welfare of Animals in Transport
  • Docked Dogs in Norway

• On-line Databases. What Is Available? What Is Missing?
  • Introduction
  • Commercial/Government Databases
    • AGRICOLA (AGRICulture OnLine Access
    • BIOSIS Previews
    • CAB Abstracts
    • EMBASE
    • MEDLINE
    • PASCAL
    • TOXLINE
  • Available on Dialog
  • Multidatabase Searching and Useful Terminology
  • What is Missing?
  • References

• New Web Site on Assessment of Animal Welfare Is Now Available

• New Publications from AWIC
  • Information Resources for Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees -- AWIC Resource Series No. 7
  • Information Resources for Livestock and Poultry Handling and Tranport -- AWIC Resource Series No. 4

• Veterinary Group Takes Position Against Ear Cropping

• Congress In Session: 106th Congress

  H.Res. 252	H.R. 1887	H.R. 1934	H.R. 2166	H.R. 2454
  H.R. 2776	S. 1345	S. 1495	S. 1522

• Announcements
  

  Publications, Newsletters, Books, and Multimedia

  • Anaesthetic & Sedative Techniques for Aquatic Animals
    
  • Assessing Dog Temperament: A Guide to Setting up and Running Temperament Tests
    
  • Captive Care and Medical Reference for the Rehabilitation of Insectivorous Bats
    
  • The Care and Feeding of an IACUC: The Organization and Management of an Animal Care and Use Committee
    
  • Careful How You Hold Me
    
  • Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Animal Abuse: Linking the Circles of Compassion for Prevention and Intervention
    
  • Handbook of Animal Models of Infection
    
  • An Introduction to Veterinary Medical Ethics: Theory and Cases
    
  • Surgery, Anesthesia, and Experimental Techniques in Swine
    
  • Rescue Critters! CPR Training Mannequins
    
  • VETLEX: EU Veterinary Legislation on CD-ROM

  Meetings

  • Innovation, Ethics, and Animal Welfare: Public Confidence in Science and Agriculture
    
  • Vllth International Scientific Congress in Fur Animal Production

  Meetings Co-sponsored by SCAW

  • Toxicity Testing: Issues and Alternatives
    
  • Animal Research and IACUC Issues

  Available on the World Wide Web

  • Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) Global Gateway
    
  • AGRIS and CARIS Databases now on the Web
    
  • Cambridge University Animal Welfare Information Centre (CUAWIC)
    
  • The Department of Defense Biomedical Research Database
    
  • European Society of Laboratory Animal Veterinarians (ESLAV)
    
  • Federation of Veterinarians of Europe
    
  • International Toxicity Estimates for Risk Database (ITER)
    
  • Laboratory Animal Welfare Training Exchange (LAWTE)
    
  • OSU Animal Science Extension Computer Software
    
  • Pain Management and Humane Endpoints Workshop Proceedings
    
  • Pig Health and Welfare News and Information
    
  • Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings
    
  • Scientists Center for Animal Welfare: IACUC Talk
    
  • Searching the Web for Mouse Models of Human Disease and Genetically Altered Mouse Strains
    
  • Spanish Society for Laboratory Animal Science
    
  • Swiss Animal Welfare Legislation
    
  • Tufts Animal Care and Condition Scales
    
  • USDA, ARS Website on Animal Health and Well-being
    
  • USDA, APHIS Animal Regulations Library
    
  • U.S. State and Territory Animal Import Regulations
    
  • Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine program on plant poisonings in livestock and pets in the Mid-Atlantic region.

  Web Search Engines

  • Dogpile
    
  • The Medical Journal Finder

• Grants...
  • ACLAM Foundation Grant Awards
  • American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Funding for Equine Research
  • The Winn Feline Foundation

• Special Issue on Genetics and Animal Welfare

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