LATG 1: Personal Management:
LATG 2: Facility Management:
LATG 3: Facility Security & Disaster Planning:
LATG 4: Regulations:
- USDA regulations and standards. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 9, Animals and Animal Products, Subchapter A, Animal Welfare.
- JAVMA [Internet]. 2013. AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia [cited July 6, 2019].
- Guide for the care and use of agricultural animals in agricultural research and teaching, 1st revised edition. 1999. Savoy, IL: Federation of Animal Science Societies.
- National Research Council. 1996. Guide for the care and use of laboratory Animals. Washington: National Academy Press. This title is also Available at the Scientific Library.
- Hazard communication, occupational safety and health standards, toxic and hazardous substances [Internet]. 29 CFR 1910.1200 [cited June 4, 2007].
- EPA. Medical Waste. [Internet; cited July 6, 2019].
- Standards for the tracking and management of medical waste [Internet, cited June 4, 2007]. Federal Register 40 CFR Parts 22 and 259 (March 24, 1989).
- Office for Protection from Research Risks. 2002. PHS policy on humane care and use of laboratory animals. Bethesda, MD: NIH.
- Committee on Guidelines for the Humane Transportation of Laboratory Animals, National Research Council. 2006. Guidelines for the humane transportation of research animals. Washington DC: National Academy Press.
- National Research Council. 1997. Occupational health and safety in the care and use of research animals. National Academy Press.
- Committee on Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Nonhuman Primates, National Research Regulations 45 Council. 2003. Occupational health and safety in the care and use of nonhuman primates.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health [Internet]. Biosafety in microbiological and biomedical laboratories 6th. Edition Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020. An earlier version of this book is also Available at the Scientific Library.
- NRC Regulations Title 10: ENERGY, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter I Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Part 20 Standards for Protection Against Radiation, Subpart C Occupational Dose Limits, 10CFR 20.1201 [Internet; cited June 4, 2007].
- Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (The Bioterrorism Act of 2002, Title II Enhancing Controls on Dangerous Biological Agents and Toxins [Internet; cited June 4, 2007].
- Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Internet]. Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Possession, Use, and Transfer of Biological Agents and Toxins (Select Agent Regulations): Final Rule. 7 CFR Part 331, 9 CFR Part 121 [cited June 4, 2007].
- Title 21: Food and Drugs Chapter 13 Drug Abuse Prevention and Control, Subchapter I: Control and Enforcement, 21 USC Sec. 802 01/22/02 [Internet; cited June 4, 2007].
LATG 5: Health Surveillance & Quality Assurance:
- US Department of Health and Human Services. 1978. FDA Good Laboratory Practices for Non-Clinical Laboratory Studies. Part 58. Fed. Reg. 43(247): 60013-60020.
- Office for Protection from Research Risks. 2002. PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. Bethesda, MD: NIH. Available as Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
- National Research Council. 1996. Guide for the care and use of laboratory Animals. Washington (DC): National Academy Press.
- Baker HJ, Lindsey JR, Weisbroth SH, editors. 1979. Biology and diseases. In The Laboratory Rat, Vol. 1. Orlando, FL: Academic Press. Available Online at the Scientific Library.
- Nomura T, Esaki K, Tomita T, editors. 1984. ICLAS manual for genetic monitoring of inbred mice. Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press.
- Eaton AD, Clesceri LS, Rice EW, Greenberg AE, editors. 2005. Standard methods for examination of water and wastewater, 21st edition. American Public Health Association, Water Environment Federation, and American Water Works Association, publishers.
- Committee on Animal Nutrition, Ad Hoc Committee on Nonhuman Primate Nutrition, National Research Council. 2003. Nutrient requirements of nonhuman primates: 2nd revised edition. Washington, D. C.: National Academy of Sciences.
- Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources.Nutrient Requirements of Domestic Animals: Report Series. Washington, D. C.: National Academy of Sciences.
- Animal Welfare Act (7 USC 2131-2155; 80 Stat. 350, 84 Stat. 1560, 90 Stat. 417, 99 Stat. 1645, 104 Stat. 4066, 5177; 105 Stat. 1984; 109 Stat. 711, 948), as amended.
- Reuter JD, Suckow MA, editors [Internet]. Quality assurance/ surveillance monitoring programs for rodent colonies. In Laboratory animal medicine and management [cited June 4, 2007].
LATG 6: Occupational Health & Safety:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health [Internet]. Biosafety in microbiological and biomedical laboratories 6th Edition Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020.
- Klein RC, Party E, Gewrshey EL. 1990. Virus penetration of examination gloves. Biotechniques 9(2) :196. Available at the Scientific Library
- Klein RC, Reginatto M, Party E, Gershey EL. 1990. Practical radiation shielding for biomedical research. Radiation Protection Management 7(3):30-37.
- National Institutes of Health. 1981. NIH guidelines for the laboratory use of chemical carcinogens, NIH Pub. No. 81-2385, GPO, Washington, D. C.
- National Research Council. 1997. Occupational health and safety in the care and use of research animals. National Academy Press.
- OSHA [Internet]. Occupational Noise Exposure, 29 CFR 1910.95 [cited June 4, 2007].
LATG 7: Introduction to Organic Chemistry & Biochemistry:
- Odian G, Blei I. 1994. General, organic, and biological chemistry. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. 2008 version Available at the Scientific Library. An alternate choice Available at the Scientific Library may be Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry by John McMurry, 2011, 7th edition.
- Bloomfield M. 1995. Chemistry and the living organism. 6th edition. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons.
LATG 8: Molecular Biology:
- Bloomfield M. 1995. Chemistry and the living organism. 6th edition. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons.
- Clark DP, Russell LD. 1997. Molecular biology made simple and fun. Vienna, IL: Cache River Press.
LATG 9: Immunology:
- Coe-Clough N, Roth JA. 1998. Understanding immunology. St. Louis, MO: Mosby.
LATG 10: Genetic Engineering:
- Clark DP, Russell LD. 1997. Molecular biology made simple and fun. Vienna, IL: Cache River Press.
- Roths JB, Foxworth WB, McArthur MJ, Montgomery CA, Kier AB. 1999. Spontaneous and engineered mutant mice as models for experimental and comparative pathology: History, comparison and developmental technology. Lab. Anim. Sci. 49(1):12-34. Available at the Scientific Library.
- Behringer R, Gertsenstein M, Nagy KV, Nagy A (editors). 2014. Manipulating the mouse embryo: A laboratory manual. 4th edition. Cold Spring Harbor, NY: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. Available at the Scientific Library.
- Mutant Mouse Regional Resource Centers (MMRRC) [Internet]. MMRC home page [cited 10 Jul 2007].
- The Jackson Laboratory [Internet]. The Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI) [cited 10 Jul 2007].
- Pease S, Lois C. 2006. Mammalian and avian transgenesis: new approaches. New York, NY: Springer. GB Limited Preview.
LATG 11: Gnotobiotics:
- Wostmann BS. 1996. Germfree and gnotobiotics animal models: Background and applications. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Inc. GB Limited Preview.
- Svendsen, Per. 1994. Gnotobiology, p. 273. In Melby EC Jr., Altman NH, editors. Handbook of laboratory animal science, vol. I. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
- Wagner JE, Foster HL. 1976. Germ-free and specific pathogen- free, p. 21-30. In Wagner JE, Manning PJ, editors. The biology of the guinea pig. New York, NY: Academic Press. Available online at the Scientific Library as well as the 2014 version
LATG 12: Agents of Infectious Disease:
- Barker DG, editor. 2007. Flynn's parasites of laboratory animals, 2nd edition. Ames, IA: Blackwell Publishing. Available at the Scientific Library.
- Hirsh DC. 2004. Veterinary microbiology. 2nd edition. Ames, IA: Blackwell Publishing.
- Ikram M, Hill E. 1991. Microbiology for veterinary technicians. St. Louis, MO: Mosby.
- McCurnin DM. 2006. Clinical textbook for veterinary technicians. 6th editon. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders.
- Shapiro LS. 2004. Pathology and parasitology for veterinary technicians. Clift on Park, NY: Delmar Publishing.
- Sloss MW, Kemp RL, Zajac AM. 1994. Veterinary clinical parasitology. 6th edition. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press.
LATG 13: Common Diseases of Laboratory Animals:
- Fox JG, Barthold S, Davisson M, Newcomer CE, editors. 2006. The mouse in biomedical research. Volume II: Diseases. 2nd edition. Orlando, FL: Academic Press. Available through the Scientific Library's online books.
- Fox JG, Anderson LC, Otto GM, Pritchett-Corning KR, and Whary MT (eds.) Laboratory Animal Medicine. Academic Press, Elsevier, 3rd Edition 2015. Available Online at the Scientific Library.
- Wagner JE, Manning PJ, editors. 1976. The biology of the guinea pig. Orlando, FL: Academic Press. Available at the Scientific Library.
- Hrapkiewicz K, Medina L, Holmes, D. 1998. Clinical laboratory animal medicine. 2nd edition. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. GB Limited Preview. The 2007, 3rd edition is Available at the Scientific Library.
- ILAR. 1991. Infectious diseases of mice and rats. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. Available at the Scientific Library.
- Harkness J, Wagner J. 1995. The biology and medicine of rabbits and rodents. Philadelphia, PA: Williams and Wilkins. Available at the Scientific Library.
- Hedrich HJ, editor. 2012. The laboratory mouse. London, UK: Elsevier Academic Press. Available Online at the Scientific Library.
- Lloyd M. 1999. Ferrets: health, husbandry and diseases. Ames, IA: Blackwell Publishing Professional.
LATG 14: Diagnostic Techniques:
- McCurnin DM. 1994. Clinical textbook for veterinary technicians. 3rd edition. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders.
- Crow SE, Walshaw, SO. 1997. Manual of clinical procedures in the dog, cat, and rabbit. 2nd edition. New York, NY: Lippincott- Raven. GB Limited Preview.
- Hrapkiewicz, K, Medina L, Holmes DD. 1998. Clinical laboratory animal medicine. 2nd edition. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. GB Limited Preview. The 2007, 3rd edition, is Available at the Scientific Library.
LATG 15: Pharmacology:
- Physicians' desk reference, Most Current. Montvale, NJ: Thomson PDR. Available at the Scientific Library
- McCurnin DM, Bassett JM. 2006. Clinical textbook for veterinary technicians.
- Harkness JE, Wagner JE. 1995. The biology and medicine of rabbits and rodents. 4th edition. Media, PA: Williams and Wilkins. Available at the Scientific Library.
- Hrapkiewicz K, Medina L, Holmes DD. 1998. Clinical laboratory animal medicine. 2nd edition. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. GB Limited Preview. The 2007, 3rd edition, is Available at the Scientific Library.
- Hawk CT, Leary SL. 1999. Formulary for laboratory animals. 2nd edition. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. GB Limited Preview of 3rd edition:
- Plumb DC. 2005. Veterinary drug handbook, 5th edition. Blackwell Publishing. Recent version is Available Online at the Scientific Library.
- Wanamaker BP, Pettes, CL. 2000. Applied pharmacology for veterinary technicians, 2nd edition. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders Co.
LATG 16: Anesthesia & Analgesia:
- Hawk CT, Leary SL. 1999. Formulary for laboratory animals. 2nd edition. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. GB Limited Preview of 3rd edition:
- Flecknell P. 1996. Laboratory animal anesthesia. 2nd edition. New York, NY: Academic Press. The 2016 edition, is Available Online at the Scientific Library.
- Thurmon JC, Tranquilli WJ, Benson JG, editors. 1996. Lumb and Jones' veterinary anesthesia, 3rd editon. Philadelphia, PA: Williams and Wilkins.
- Kohn DF, Wilson SK, White WJ, Benson GJ, editors. 1997. Anesthesia and analgesia in laboratory animals. New York, NY: Academic Press. A 2008 similar title is Available Online at the Scientific Library.
LATG 17: Experimental Design & Data Handling:
- Norman GR, Streiner D. 1994. Biostatistics: the bare essentials. St Louis, MO: Mosby. A similar title, An Introduction to Biostatistics, 2016 is Available at the Scientific Library.
- Dytham C. 2003. Choosing and using statistics: a biologist's guide, 2nd edition. Oxford UK: Blackwell Science.