title: Principles in laboratory animal research for experimental purposes.
abstract: The present work contains information about proper husbandry and care of laboratory animals, microbiological monitoring of their health and protecting them against suffering and distress. The author also gives some advice on the improvement and unification of experimental research results through the standardisation of laboratory animals used for the experiments as well as imposing proper conditions for animal husbandry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Serum and Vaccine Research, National Institute of Hygiene, ul. Chocimska 24, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland. pgorska@pzh.gov.pl
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Górska
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000827:Animal Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection; D005065:Euthanasia; D005260:Female; D017053:Infection Control; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D051381:Rats; D012107:Research Design / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000517:prevention & control