title: Red-carpet rodent care: making the most of dollars and sense in the animal facility.
abstract: Cutting-edge biomedical research programs have entered an era in which phenotypic characterizations for genetically altered rodents can facilitate appropriate care. The veterinary care requirements necessary to support such animal models can include the procedures already adapted as standard practice in companion animal hospitals, and can decrease data variability while increasing survival rates.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Veterinary Applications, 7307 Nevis Rd., Bethesda, MD 20817. Animal Care Section, Division of Intramural Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Pathology Associates International (contracted to NINDS NIH).
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hampshire
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McNickle