Pathology of Laboratory Rodents and Rabbits has become a standard text for both veterinary pathologists and veterinarians in laboratory animal medicine. Newly recognized infectious diseases continue to emerge and molecular methods for studying infectious agents are becoming widely used for the classification of these and previously known pathogens. With the ongoing development and perfection of genetic engineering techniques, the use of genetically engineered mice in the research laboratory continues to grow exponentially.

This new edition features updates throughout with increased emphasis on timely topics such as infectious diseases in genetically engineered mice. Diseases covered include viral infections, bacterial infections, parasitic diseases, nutritional and metabolic disorders, behavioral disorders, aging and degenerative disorders, environment-related disease, and neoplasms. Organized by species, coverage includes mice, rats, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, and rabbits. Veterinary pathologists, laboratory animal veterinarians, and students will appreciate the concise organization and easily accessible information on key diagnostic features, differential diagnoses, and significance of diseases.

 

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Mouse

 

 

Chapter 2 - Rat

 

 

Chapter 3 - Hamster

 

 

Chapter 4 - Gerbil

 

 

Chapter 5 - Guinea Pig

 

 

Chapter 6 - Rabbit

 

 

 

About the Author

 

Dean H. Percy, DVM, MSc, PhD, DACVP, is Professor Emeritus and former department chair of the Pathobiology Department, Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, Ontario.

 

Stephen W. Barthold, DVM, PhD, DACVP, is Professor and Director, Center for Comparative Medicine, University of California, Davis.