Web Links List
Monash University Sites
Monash Animal Services
Biostatistical Consulting Service - Monash Department Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
The Animal Welfare Science Centre - Monash and Melbourne Univesity and Department of Primary Industries
Australian Sites
Australian Animal Welfare Strategy
ANZCCART (Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching) ANZCCART is an independent body whose role is to encourage the ethical and humane use of animals in research and teaching. Contains information on newsletters, publications, conferences.
ANZLAA (Australian and New Zealand Laboratory Animal Association)
Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service
Department of Primary Industries - Bureau of Animal Welfare and Animals in Research and Teaching
Gene Technology Regulator (Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government)
National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Animal Welfare Committee Contains NHMRC's animal welfare policies, AWC newsletters, and the Australian Code of Practice.
Statistical Society of Australia
Using Animals in Science Online Topics covered include: Why study animals?, Minimising the harm done to animals used in science, Benefits of animal-based science, Balancing harm and benefit, The three dimensions of science, Ethics and animal use in science, Control of animal use in science.
International Sites
AALAS - American Association for Laboratory Animal Science Information resources for AECs / scientists and animal carers. Includes web-delivered seminars.
AWIC - Animal Welfare Information Centre US Department of Agriculture - Contains bibliographies on animal care and use including alternatives, environmental enrichment, euthanasia, anaesthesia, analgesia.
CCAC - Canadian Council on Animal Care Guidelines and policy statements.
FELASA - Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Association
ILAR - Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, USA, National Academy of Science Guidelines on the scientific, technological, and ethical use of animals and related biological resources in research, testing, and education.
"Laboratory Animals" Working Party Reports Reports available from the "Laboratory Animals" Journal include "Euthanasia Working Party Report", "Refinement of mouse husbandry", "Removal of blood from laboratory mammals and birds".
Mouse Genome Informatics- The Jackson Laboratory Access to data on the genetics, genomics, and biology of the laboratory mouse.
NETVET - The Electronic Zoo - Rodents Links and information on rats, mice, guinea pigs and other laboratory species.
NETVET Veterinary Resources Links and information pertaining to the care and use of research animals.
The Norwegian Reference Centre for Laboratory Animal Science and Alternatives Demonstrates various techniques in mouse, rat, rabbit including Saphenous Vein Blood Collection Method, injections, gavage.
Blood Sampling site - National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research Information on blood sampling from many laboratory animal species.
The Anatomy of the Mouse - Margaret J Cook This is an on-line book adapted for the web by Mouse Genome Informatics.
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