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Altweb Pain Management (Anesthesia/Analgesia) Database
Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing.
A database with information about anesthesia and analgesia for laboratory animals, including available drugs and side effects.

Anesthesia and Analgesia for Companion and Laboratory Animals.
USDA. NAL. Animal Welfare Information Center.
This bibliography that provides a review of literature (1992 to 2000) on anesthesia and analgesia. Click on the species listed for an overview of literature (from 2000 to the present) on anesthesia and analgesia of:

reptiles and amphibians

birds

fish

These overviews are not meant to be comprehensive literature searches. To conduct a more comprehensive literature search you will want to search more databases applicable to your research.

Assessment and Alleviation of Post-Operative Pain
USDA. NAL. Animal Welfare Information Center.
This article, originally published in the CALAS/ACSAL Newsletter Vol 30 #5 October 1996, discusses the alleviation of post-operative pain in laboratory animals as an important goal in all research.

Refinement of Animal Use - Assessment and Alleviation of Pain and Distress (PDF|2.45 MB)
International Journal of Laboratory Animal Science and Welfare.
A review article on methods of clinical pain assessment in animals, including a discussion of pain alleviation techniques.

Pain – Assessment, Alleviation and Avoidance in Laboratory Animals (PDF|61 KB)
Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching Ltd.
Provides an overview of animal pain so that effective analgesia can be administered appropriately.

Last Modified: Oct 15, 2008