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Animal Resource Program quarterly newsletter

Animal Source is produced four times a year by the ARP to provide practical and relevant information to principal investigators, research staff and students involved in animal-based research. The newsletter is emailed to all principal investigators for distribution to their staff and students. Current and past issues are available online in pdf format.

Current Issue:

ARP Welcomes New Facilities Manager
University of California Scientists Attacked
Using CO2 to Euthanize Rodents
ARP Announces New Assistant Manager
Expanded Diagnostic and Research Services Available for PSU Researchers

Previous Issues:

What's a Biohazard and What Should You Know About Working With Them?
The Basics of Histological Staining
Box and Shipping Charge Comparisons Between Major Rodent Vendors
Infrared Thermometer Marketed for Measuring Mouse Body Temperature

Maintaining Body Temperature in Rodents During Anesthesia
What's Wrong With This Mouse?
Handling Mice Housed in Microisolator Cage Systems

Understanding the New Bar Coded Cage Card System
What's wrong with these mice?
Let Sleeping Zebrafish Lie: A New Model for Sleep Studies
Answer to "What's wrong with these mice?"

What you need to know about animal research at Penn State
Clinical pathology services from ARP
New look for ARP website
CBL surgical suite available for investigator use
Fall Mouse Biomethodology Seminar

Do You Hear What I Hear? Vocalization and Hearing in Mice
New Drug Development and the Use of Animals
Swine as a Model for Diabetes Research
Hematology and Blood Chemistry Services for Investigators

Mouse Breeding Basics
Surgical Records for Research Animals
Congenic Strain Development in Mice
Mouse Biomethodology Seminar
Survey: Scientists Attitudes to Animal Research

Management of Surgical Pain in Research Animals
Handling Mice Housed in Microisolator Cage Systems
3R's Co-developer Dies at Age 81
Determining Sex of Mice

Anesthetic Monitoring of Rodents
Using Microisolation Technique When Working with Rodents
New Services: Hemotology and Blood Chemistry Testing
Wildlife and Ag Facilities: Things to know for site visits.
Lab Animal Users: Issues for Site Visits
Life Sciences Facility Opening
Surgery in Research Course, Fall 2006

Tribromoethanol Anesthesia in Mice
Pain Management, Part 1: Assessment of Pain
Threats from Within: Screening Potential Employees
Training for Agricultural and Wildlife Users

Recognizing Pain in Rodents
Making Sense of the Search for Alternatives
Facility Fundamentals: Working in the Animal Room
Injectable Anesthetic Mixtures for Rodents
Beyond the Mouse: Livestock and Wildlife in Biomedical Research

The Effects of Genetic Drift on Populations
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus in Transplant Patients
Protecting Laboratory Rodents From Infectious Disease
Using Gas Anesthesia in Rodents
ARP Laboratory Coordinator Announced

Working Safely in a Biosafety Cabinet
Norovirus in Laboratory Mice
Pet Rodents as a Potential Source of Salmonellosis
Tips for Working in Animal Rooms
Training Posters in Animal Facilities

Risky Business: Research using infectious agents
The effects of environmental enrichment on brain and behavior
Life Sciences animal facility to open fall 2005
Surgery in Research expands to a full semester course

Effective Environmental Enrichment for Rodents
Hantavirus in a Graduate Student
ALF Claims Responsibility for Iowa Rodent Lab Break-In

Screening potential employees to guard against animal extremism
Laboratory animal care at PSU
Congenic strains

Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies
Comparing static and ventilated isolator rodent cage systems
Considerations in the administration of substances to animals
Surgery in Research course offered Fall 2004

The Basics of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Microscopy Research Resources
Reducing Aggression in Group Housed Male Mice

Choosing a Biological Safety Cabinet
Decoding Inbred Mouse Strain Names
Injectable Carprofen Now Available for Analgesic Use
Immunodeficient Model Selection: Should I use a nude, scid or Rag1 mouse?
Public Attitudes Toward the Use of Animals in Scientific Research

Biosecurity: What you can do to help keep your rodents healthy
Attending Vet for Ag/Wildlife Appointed
Rodent Health Surveillance
Parvoviruses of Mice

Malocclusion in Mice
Strain of the Season: C57BL
Research Produces Conclusive Evidence Indicating Pain Perception in Fish
Color Coding Prevents Injection Mix-Ups
Proposed Amendment to AWA to Require Medical Records

Parvoviruses of Mice
Strain of the Season: FVB/N
Use of Perphenazine to Control Cannibalism in DBA/1 Mice
Controlled Drugs in the Laboratory