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NOTE: *Information Resources on Ferrets*            may be viewed as one complete publication file ferrets2.htm,            or as individual chapter files accessible via the table of contents            below.
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| **United StatesDepartment of Agriculture****AgriculturalResearch Service****NationalAgricultural Library*****Animal Welfare Information Center**

 Information Resources on FerretsSeptember 1991 - July 2002AWIC Resource Series No. 15 - July 2002**Updates** - Ferrets as Laboratory Animals, 1991
**Compiled by:**
Richard L. Crawford, D.V.M.

D’Anna Jensen, B.S., LATG

Tim Allen, M.S.

Animal Welfare Information Center

National Agricultural Library

U.S. Department of Agriculture

**Published by:**

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Research Service

National Agricultural Library

Animal Welfare Information Center

Beltsville, Maryland 20705

E-mail: awic@nal.usda.gov

Web site: www.nal.usda.gov/awic
 Published in cooperation with the Virginia-Maryland Regional Collegeof Veterinary MedicineDisclaimers
 

Contents

**General |   Anatomy |      Anesthesia / Analgesia |      Animal Models |  Auditory     / Hearing |  Bacteria |      Biology |  Black-footed     Ferrets |  Care / Housing |      Circulatory / Cardiovascular      |  Dental |  Digestive     System |  Diseases |      Emesis |  Enrichment |      Feeding / Nutrition / Metabolism |      Neoplasia / Tumors |  Neurological     / Nervous System |  Parasites |      Renal / Urinary |  Reproductive |      Research |  Respiratory |      Veterinary |  Viruses |      Selected Web Sites |**

PREFACE

            The ferret (Mustela putorius) has become a fairly ubiquitous animal and is used or kept under various conditions. Ferrets are commonly kept as pets in the United States and are often exhibited in zoos for public viewing. Ferrets are also used in many areas of research. Ferrets share many anatomical, metabolic and physiologic features with humans which has promoted their use as an animal model. They are also used in a wide variety of research studies and demonstrations of medical procedures. Additional uses for them in research are constantly being found.

            The references, citations and articles on ferrets in various databases is quite numerous and it is not practical to list all references found in various database searches. This bibliography contains “selected” literature citations on the ferret, covering a wide range of topics, from 6 different databases. When available, the NAL call number is provided for materials located at the National Agricultural Library. Information  on how to request materials that are included in the collection of the  National Agricultural Library (NAL) may be found on the Document DeliveryServices  Branch website at http://www.nal.usda.gov/ddsb.  Please read carefully as there are certainrestrictions on media and  document types.Selected web sites on ferrets are also included at the end of this publication.

             This publication is a supplement to the following documents previously published by USDA, NAL, AWIC: (1) Ferrets as Laboratory Animals: A Bibliography. September 1991. (2)  *Environmental Enrichment Information Resources for Laboratory Animals 1965-1995: Birds, Cats, Dogs, Farm Animals, Ferrets, Rabbits & Rodents (AWIC Series no. 2).*. 
  

*The Animal Welfare Information Center,  awic@nal.usda.gov http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/ferrets/ferrets.htm February 12, 2003** |
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