Nontraditional Laboratory Animal Species (Cephalopods, Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds)

Dorcas P O'Rourke; Cecile L Baccanale; Michael K Stoskopf

doi:10.1093/ilar/ily003

Nontraditional Laboratory Animal Species (Cephalopods, Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds)

ILAR J. 2018 Dec 31;59(2):168-176. doi: 10.1093/ilar/ily003.

Authors

Dorcas P O'Rourke¹, Cecile L Baccanale¹, Michael K Stoskopf¹

Affiliation

¹ Dorcas P. O'Rourke, DVM, MS, DACLAM, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Comparative Medicine at the Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Cecile L. Baccanale, DVM, is Associate Professor in the Department of Comparative Medicine at the Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Michael K. Stoskopf, DVM, PhD, DACZM, is Professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences, at the College of Veterinary Medicine as well as the Colleges of Natural Resources, Science, and Engineering at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina.

PMID: 30462255
DOI: 10.1093/ilar/ily003

Abstract

Aquatic vertebrates and cephalopods, amphibians, reptiles, and birds offer unique safety and occupational health challenges for laboratory animal personnel. This paper discusses environmental, handling, and zoonotic concerns associated with these species.

Keywords: amphibians; birds; cephalopods; environmental hazards; fish; handling; reptiles; zoonoses.

MeSH terms

Amphibians
Animals
Animals, Laboratory*
Birds
Cephalopoda
Containment of Biohazards
Fishes
Occupational Health / standards
Reptiles
Zoonoses