US-Japan meetings on laboratory animal science have been held virtually every year since 1980 under the US-Japan Cooperative Program on Science and Technology. Over the years these meetings have resulted in a number of important documents including the Manual of Microbiologic of Monitoring of Laboratory Animals published in 1994 and the article Establishment and Preservation of Reference Inbred Strains of Rats for General Purposes published in 1991. In addition to these publications, these meetings have been instrumental in increasing awareness of the need for microbiologic monitoring of laboratory rodents and the need for genetic definition and monitoring of mice and rats.
International Committee of the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, National Research Council
Front MatterOpening RemarksThe Need for Defined Rats and Mice in Biomedical Research: Problems, Issues, and the Current State of AffairsThe Need for Defined Rats and Mice in Biomedical Research: Problems, Issues, and the Current State of AffairsThe Biological Integrity of Laboratory RodentsQuality Testing System for SPF Animals in Japan and Problems in the Management of Such SystemsDefinition of Microbiological Status of Rats and Mice / The Need for Methods of Defining Flora / International Standards for TerminologyDevelopment of Rodent Pathogen Profiles and Adequacy of Detection TechnologyCurrent Status of Pathogen Status in Mice and RatsGenetic Background and Phenotypes in Animal Models of Human DiseasesGenetic and Phenotypic Definition of Laboratory Mice and Rats / What Constitutes an Acceptable Genetic-Phenotypic DefinitionPhenotype Assessment Requires More Than a Casual ObservationGenetic and Phenotypic Definition of Laboratory Mice and Rats / What Constitutes an Acceptable Genetic-Phenotypic DefinitionGenetic and Phenotypic Definition of Laboratory Mice and Rats / What Constitutes an Acceptable Genetic-Phenotypic DefinitionCIEA/NCRR/NIH Genetic and Microbiological Monitoring of Mouse and Rat Resources: Directions for the FutureCIEA/NCRR/NIH Genetic and Microbiological Monitoring of Mouse and Rat Resources: Directions for the FutureClosing Comments / Summary of PresentationsSummary of PresentationsSummary of PresentationsAppendix A US/Japan MeetingAppendix B Meeting Participants
National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Life Sciences, Committee on Metagenomics: Challenges and Functional Applications
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Institute of Medicine, and Families Board on Children, Youth, Steve Olson
National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Committee on Animal Nutrition, Subcommittee on Dog and Cat Nutrition
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, and Statistical Sciences Committee on AIDS Research and the Behavioral, Social, Lincoln E. Moses, Heather G. Miller, Charles F. Turner
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Division of Natural Hazard Mitigation, Committee on Natural Disasters
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Division of Natural Hazard Mitigation, Committee on Natural Disasters
National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Environment and Resources Commission on Geosciences, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Committee to Review the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program, Ecology Panel