Laboratory Animal Science (2nd Edition)

This revision adjusted the content of some chapters of the first edition, further condensed the text, updated the content of each chapter, and made the whole book more integrated and the core content of the subject more prominent. At the same time, supplement and improve the problems found in teaching work. The first article adds the basic concepts of model animals, animal models, comparative medicine, and experimental animal medicine, as well as experimental animal welfare and 3Rs principles, and experimental animal management committee (IACUC). The second chapter adds spontaneous disease models, medical applications of humanized animals, animal models of five sense organ diseases, and animal experiments in translational medicine. It integrates spontaneous mutation animal models and animal experiments in medical applications and drug research. The title of the third chapter is changed to animal experiment technology in medical research. Consolidated the contents of the original Chapter 3, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, and Chapter 11. The third chapter adds some new technologies, such as gene editing and gene silencing technology. Newly added experimental surgery technology. The appendix adds the terms commonly used in laboratory animals.