The Development of Science-based Guidelines for Laboratory Animal Care is the summary of an international workshop held in Washington, DC, in November 2003 to bring together experts from around the world to discuss the available knowledge that can positively influence current and pending guidelines for laboratory animal care, identify gaps in that knowledge in order to encourage future research endeavors, and discuss the scientific evidence that can be used to assess the benefits and costs of various regulatory approaches affecting facilities, research, and animal welfare.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
Introduction
Plenary Lecture
Session 1: Current Status: Identifying the Issues
Session 2: Assessment of Animal Housing Needs in the Research Setting--Peer Reviewed Literature Approach
Session 3: Approaches to Current Guidelines--US and Europe
Session 4: Environmental Control for Animal Housing
Dinner Speaker: Kay E. Holekamp
Session 5: Environmental Enrichment Issues
Point/Counterpoint: The Cases For and Against Harmonization
Appendix A: International Workshop on Development of Science-based Guidelines for Laboratory Animal Care
Appendix B: Workshop Faculty
Appendix C: Committee Bios
Appendix D: International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research Involving Animals (1985)