Guidelines to the use of wild birds in research
By: edited by Abbot S. Gaunt & Lewis W. Oring.
Contributors: Gaunt, Abbot S.; Oring, Lewis W. 1938-; Ornithological Council.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Special publication / Ornithological Council; Special publication (Ornithological Council)
Publisher: Ornithological Council
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Animals, Laboratory.; Birds.; Animal Welfare.; Animals, Wild.
Other titles: Use of wild birds in research.
Description: In 1988, the American Ornithologists' Union, Cooper Ornithological Society, and Wilson Ornithological Society, with encouragement and financing from the National Science Foundation, published the first edition of Guidelines for the Use of Wild Birds in Research. That publication proved extremely useful to many ornithologists and to the regulatory community (e.g., American Association of Accreditation of Laboratory Animal care and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees). Advances in techniques over the past decade have made it appropriate upgrade this valuable reference. The current edition, published by the Ornithological Council (a consortium of the original publishers plus several other professional. ornithological societies), greatly expands the previous edition, updates references, and adds several new sections. Among the major additions are a discussion of the role of AAALAC and lACUCs, a description of the responsibilities of both regulators and scientists, information on research permits, and a section on the care and housing of aquatic species. Sections are written to be complete in themselves so that the entire document need not be read to understand any one section.Consistent with long standing interests in conservation, education, research, and the well-being of birds, the Ornithological Council endorses the following guidelines and principles for scientists conducting research on wild birds. These Guidelines are formulated with consideration of animal welfare and research needs. Guidelines for the care of laboratory mammals often are not appropriate to wild vertebrates, even those held in captivity.
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