FELASA recommendations for the health monitoring of mouse, rat, hamster, gerbil, guineapig and rabbit experimental units: Report of the Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations (FELASA) Working Group on Animal Health accepted by the FELASA Board of Management, November 1995

Abstract

Preamble 1. General considerations 2. Frequency of monitoring and sample size 3. Viral infections 3.1 Mice 3.2 Rats 3.3 Hamsters 3.4 Guineapigs 3.5 Rabbits 4. Bacterial, mycoplasmas and fungal infections 4.1 Methodology 4.2 Samples to be investigated 4.3 Mice and rats 4.4 Hamsters 4.5 Guineapigs 4.6 Rabbits 5. Parasitology 5.1 Methodology 5.2 Report of results 5.3 Test schedule in mouse, rat, hamster and guineapig breeding units 5.4 Test schedule in rabbit breeding units 6. Pathology 7. Appendix I-Necropsy procedures 8. Appendix II-Guidelines for the Use of the FELASAApproved Health Monitoring Report 9. Appendix IIIAbbreviations 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10