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Two young pigsSwine in Biomedical Research, 2000
USDA. NAL. Animal Welfare Information Center.
This resource was developed to provide investigators, laboratory animal veterinarians, technicians, and others, using swine for biomedical purposes with access to baseline literature on common models and procedures.
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Comfortable Quarters for Pigs in Research Institutions
Animal Welfare Institute.
A book chapter that provides information on housing pigs in research settings.
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Ossabaw pigsOdd-looking Pig Focus of Research
Purdue University.
An article about some very special swine who are helping researchers at Purdue and Indiana universities understand human infertility, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
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Swine in Biomedical Research: Management and Models
Institute for Laboratory Animal Research.
An article discussing the use, husbandry, handling and care of swine as they are used as biomedical research models of human diseases.
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IACUC Learning Module - Swine
University of Arizona.
The Department of University Animal Care has prepared this "self-instruction" module in swine.
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