%0 Book %A National Research Council %T Mineral Tolerance of Animals: Second Revised Edition, 2005 %@ 978-0-309-09654-6 %D 2005 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11309/mineral-tolerance-of-animals-second-revised-edition-2005 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11309/mineral-tolerance-of-animals-second-revised-edition-2005 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Agriculture %P 510 %X Excess minerals in the diet and water of animals can have an adverse effect on animal health, consumers, and the environment. Preventing unsafe mineral exposure is a fundamental part of animal nutrition and management. At the request of the Food and Drug Administration, the National Academies convened a committee to make recommendations on animal tolerances and toxic dietary levels, updating a 1980 report on mineral tolerance in domestic animals. Based on a review of current scientific data and information, the report sets a "maximum tolerable level" (MTL) for each mineral as it applies to the diets of farm animals, poultry, and fish. The report includes an analysis of the effects of toxic levels in animal diets, and it identifies elements that pose potential human health concerns. The report recommends research that includes a better characterization of animal exposure to minerals through feedstuffs; a better understanding of the relationship between mineral concentrations in feed and water and the levels in consumer products such as meat, milk, and eggs; and more research on the maximum tolerable level of minerals for aquatic and companion animals. %0 Book %T Selenium in Nutrition %D 1971 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/20479/selenium-in-nutrition %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/20479/selenium-in-nutrition %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K %K Agriculture %P 95 %0 Book %T Zinc in Human Nutrition: Summary of a Workshop %D 1971 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21223/zinc-in-human-nutrition-summary-of-a-workshop %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21223/zinc-in-human-nutrition-summary-of-a-workshop %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K %K Food and Nutrition %P 56 %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals %D 1996 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5140/guide-for-the-care-and-use-of-laboratory-animals %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5140/guide-for-the-care-and-use-of-laboratory-animals %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biology and Life Sciences %K Agriculture %P 140 %X A respected resource for decades, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals has been revised by a committee of experts, based on input from scientists and the public. The Guide incorporates recent research on commonly used species, including farm animals, and includes extensive references. It is organized around major components of animal use: Institutional policies and responsibilities. The committee discusses areas that require policy attention: the role and function of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, protocols for animal care and use, occupational health and safety, personnel qualifications, and other areas. Animal environment, husbandry, and management. The committee offers guidelines on how to design and run a management program, addressing environment, nutrition, sanitation, behavioral and social issues, genetics, nomenclature, and more. Veterinary care. The committee discusses animal procurement and transportation, disease and preventive medicine, and surgery. The Guide addresses pain recognition and relief and issues surrounding euthanasia. Physical plant. The committee identifies design and construction issues, providing guidelines for animal-room doors, drainage, noise control, surgery, and other areas. The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals provides a framework for the judgments required in the management of animal facilities—a resource of proven value, now updated and expanded. This revision will be important to researchers, animal care technicians, facilities managers, administrators at research institutions, policymakers involved in research issues, and animal welfare advocates. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Effect of Environment on Nutrient Requirements of Domestic Animals %@ 978-0-309-03181-3 %D 1981 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4963/effect-of-environment-on-nutrient-requirements-of-domestic-animals %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4963/effect-of-environment-on-nutrient-requirements-of-domestic-animals %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biology and Life Sciences %P 168 %0 Book %A National Research Council %E Ross, Philip %T Brief History of Agriculture in the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council %D 1982 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18487/brief-history-of-agriculture-in-the-national-academy-of-sciencesnational-research-council %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18487/brief-history-of-agriculture-in-the-national-academy-of-sciencesnational-research-council %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Agriculture %P 16 %0 Book %A National Research Council %E Pool, Robert %E Waddell, Kim %T Exploring Horizons for Domestic Animal Genomics: Workshop Summary %@ 978-0-309-08505-2 %D 2002 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10487/exploring-horizons-for-domestic-animal-genomics-workshop-summary %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10487/exploring-horizons-for-domestic-animal-genomics-workshop-summary %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biology and Life Sciences %P 54 %X Recognizing the important contributions that genomic analysis can make to agriculture, production and companion animal science, evolutionary biology, and human health with respect to the creation of models for genetic disorders, the National Academies convened a group of individuals to plan a public workshop that would: (1) assess these contributions; (2) identify potential research directions for existing genomics programs; and (3) highlight the opportunities of a coordinated, multi-species genomics effort for the science and policymaking communities. Their efforts culminated in a workshop sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health. The workshop was convened on February 19, 2002. The goal of the workshop was to focus on domestic animal genomics and its integration with other genomics and functional genomics projects. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Animal Biotechnology: Science-Based Concerns %@ 978-0-309-08439-0 %D 2002 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10418/animal-biotechnology-science-based-concerns %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10418/animal-biotechnology-science-based-concerns %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Agriculture %K Biology and Life Sciences %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 200 %X Genetic-based animal biotechnology has produced new food and pharmaceutical products and promises many more advances to benefit humankind. These exciting prospects are accompanied by considerable unease, however, about matters such as safety and ethics. This book identifies science-based and policy-related concerns about animal biotechnology—key issues that must be resolved before the new breakthroughs can reach their potential. The book includes a short history of the field and provides understandable definitions of terms like cloning. Looking at technologies on the near horizon, the authors discuss what we know and what we fear about their effects—the inadvertent release of dangerous microorganisms, the safety of products derived from biotechnology, the impact of genetically engineered animals on their environment. In addition to these concerns, the book explores animal welfare concerns, and our societal and institutional capacity to manage and regulate the technology and its products. This accessible volume will be important to everyone interested in the implications of the use of animal biotechnology. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E McKinney, James F. Smith and Elizabeth %T Issues Related to Accommodating Animals Traveling Through Airports %D 2015 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22120/issues-related-to-accommodating-animals-traveling-through-airports %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22120/issues-related-to-accommodating-animals-traveling-through-airports %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 73 %X TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 64: Issues Related to Accommodating Animals Traveling Through Airports explores ways for airports to develop a coordinated approach in animal transportation to better accommodate the well-being of animals traveling through airports. The report identifies pertinent regulations; explores issues and ranges of accommodation requirements and strategies to respond to issues; and illustrates effective airport practices to help accommodate animals traveling through airports. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %A National Research Council %T Use of Laboratory Animals in Biomedical and Behavioral Research %@ 978-0-309-03839-3 %D 1988 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1098/use-of-laboratory-animals-in-biomedical-and-behavioral-research %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1098/use-of-laboratory-animals-in-biomedical-and-behavioral-research %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biology and Life Sciences %P 112 %X Scientific experiments using animals have contributed significantly to the improvement of human health. Animal experiments were crucial to the conquest of polio, for example, and they will undoubtedly be one of the keystones in AIDS research. However, some persons believe that the cost to the animals is often high. Authored by a committee of experts from various fields, this book discusses the benefits that have resulted from animal research, the scope of animal research today, the concerns of advocates of animal welfare, and the prospects for finding alternatives to animal use. The authors conclude with specific recommendations for more consistent government action. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Animals for Research: A Directory of Sources, Tenth Edition and Supplement %@ 978-0-309-02920-9 %D 1979 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1674/animals-for-research-a-directory-of-sources-tenth-edition-and %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1674/animals-for-research-a-directory-of-sources-tenth-edition-and %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biology and Life Sciences %P 196 %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: Eighth Edition %@ 978-0-309-15400-0 %D 2011 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12910/guide-for-the-care-and-use-of-laboratory-animals-eighth %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12910/guide-for-the-care-and-use-of-laboratory-animals-eighth %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biology and Life Sciences %K Agriculture %P 246 %X A respected resource for decades, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals has been updated by a committee of experts, taking into consideration input from the scientific and laboratory animal communities and the public at large. The Guide incorporates new scientific information on common laboratory animals, including aquatic species, and includes extensive references. It is organized around major components of animal use: Key concepts of animal care and use. The Guide sets the framework for the humane care and use of laboratory animals. Animal care and use program. The Guide discusses the concept of a broad Program of Animal Care and Use, including roles and responsibilities of the Institutional Official, Attending Veterinarian and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Animal environment, husbandry, and management. A chapter on this topic is now divided into sections on terrestrial and aquatic animals and provides recommendations for housing and environment, husbandry, behavioral and population management, and more. Veterinary care. The Guide discusses veterinary care and the responsibilities of the Attending Veterinarian. It includes recommendations on animal procurement and transportation, preventive medicine (including animal biosecurity), and clinical care and management. The Guide addresses distress and pain recognition and relief, and issues surrounding euthanasia. Physical plant. The Guide identifies design issues, providing construction guidelines for functional areas; considerations such as drainage, vibration and noise control, and environmental monitoring; and specialized facilities for animal housing and research needs. The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals provides a framework for the judgments required in the management of animal facilities. This updated and expanded resource of proven value will be important to scientists and researchers, veterinarians, animal care personnel, facilities managers, institutional administrators, policy makers involved in research issues, and animal welfare advocates. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %A National Research Council %T The Use of Drugs in Food Animals: Benefits and Risks %@ 978-0-309-05434-8 %D 1999 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5137/the-use-of-drugs-in-food-animals-benefits-and-risks %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5137/the-use-of-drugs-in-food-animals-benefits-and-risks %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Food and Nutrition %K Health and Medicine %P 276 %X The use of drugs in food animal production has resulted in benefits throughout the food industry; however, their use has also raised public health safety concerns. The Use of Drugs in Food Animals provides an overview of why and how drugs are used in the major food-producing animal industries—poultry, dairy, beef, swine, and aquaculture. The volume discusses the prevalence of human pathogens in foods of animal origin. It also addresses the transfer of resistance in animal microbes to human pathogens and the resulting risk of human disease. The committee offers analysis and insight into these areas: Monitoring of drug residues. The book provides a brief overview of how the FDA and USDA monitor drug residues in foods of animal origin and describes quality assurance programs initiated by the poultry, dairy, beef, and swine industries. Antibiotic resistance. The committee reports what is known about this controversial problem and its potential effect on human health. The volume also looks at how drug use may be minimized with new approaches in genetics, nutrition, and animal management. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %T Science, Medicine, and Animals %D 1991 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10089/science-medicine-and-animals %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10089/science-medicine-and-animals %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biology and Life Sciences %P 38 %X The necessity for animal use in biomedical research is a hotly debated topic in classrooms throughout the country. Frequently teachers and students do not have access to balanced, factual material to foster an informed discussion on the topic. This colorful, 50-page booklet is designed to educate teenagers about the role of animal research in combating disease, past and present; the perspective of animal use within the whole spectrum of biomedical research; the regulations and oversight that govern animal research; and the continuing efforts to use animals more efficiently and humanely. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Damage to Livestock From Radioactive Fallout in Event of Nuclear War: A Report %D 1963 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18486/damage-to-livestock-from-radioactive-fallout-in-event-of-nuclear-war %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18486/damage-to-livestock-from-radioactive-fallout-in-event-of-nuclear-war %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Agriculture %K Conflict and Security Issues %P 100 %0 Book %T Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals -- Taiwanese Edition %D 1996 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11440/guide-for-the-care-and-use-of-laboratory-animals-taiwanese-edition %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11440/guide-for-the-care-and-use-of-laboratory-animals-taiwanese-edition %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biology and Life Sciences %K Agriculture %P 142 %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Betts, Kellyn %E Shelton-Davenport, Marilee %T New Insights into Microbiome Study for Environmental Health: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief %D 2016 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23575/new-insights-into-microbiome-study-for-environmental-health-proceedings-of %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23575/new-insights-into-microbiome-study-for-environmental-health-proceedings-of %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biology and Life Sciences %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 8 %X In the five years since the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Standing Committee on Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions (ESEH) held its first workshop on the microbes that inhabit the human body, known as the microbiome, the amount of research in the field has increased exponentially. On January 14 and 15, 2016, the committee held its second workshop on the topic, which highlighted what researchers have learned since 2011, and discussed elements that could help inform the research carried out in the next decade and aid in its integration into policy. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Introduction of Recombinant DNA-Engineered Organisms Into the Environment: Key Issues %D 1987 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18907/introduction-of-recombinant-dna-engineered-organisms-into-the-environment-key %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18907/introduction-of-recombinant-dna-engineered-organisms-into-the-environment-key %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K %K Agriculture %P 25 %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Crocodiles as a Resource for the Tropics %D 1983 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18531/crocodiles-as-a-resource-for-the-tropics %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18531/crocodiles-as-a-resource-for-the-tropics %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K %K Biology and Life Sciences %P 73 %0 Book %A National Research Council %E Davis, Debra P. %T Emerging Animal Diseases: Global Markets, Global Safety: Workshop Summary %@ 978-0-309-08468-0 %D 2002 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10474/emerging-animal-diseases-global-markets-global-safety-workshop-summary %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10474/emerging-animal-diseases-global-markets-global-safety-workshop-summary %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Agriculture %K Biology and Life Sciences %P 54 %X Recent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Europe and Japan set off alarm bells in the United States and other nations, prompting a flurry of new regulations, border controls, inspections, and other activities to prevent incursions of the diseases. The terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, DC, added a new note of urgency to the alarm. Concerned about additional acts of terror or sabotage in various sectors of the economy, including agriculture, U.S. government and industry officials have begun to reevaluate emergency management plans in response to these threats and to shift the focus of research and planning. More than 200 representatives of government, industry, academia, and nongovernmental organizations gathered at a one-day workshop in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2002, to assess what the United States is doing about emerging animal diseases and related issues and to explore what still needs to be done. Major objectives of the workshop include: (1) elucidating information on the U.S. position with regard to potentially threatening animal diseases; (2) identifying critical problems, barriers, and data gaps; and (3) defining potential future National Academies' activities. Emerging Animal Diseases describes the issues presented and discussed by the workshop participants. This report summary extracts the key technical issues from the presentations and discussions, rather than presenting each session and panel discussion separately. Many issues were touched upon repeatedly by several speakers in different sessions, and this format is intended to allow readers who did not attend the workshop to have a good understanding of the discussions in the context of the entire workshop.