Veterinary Specialty Boards Reading Lists
American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) Reading List
This guide contains the list of books and journals recommended as study materials for the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) examination.
Residents are responsible for ensuring they are using the correct edition of a book for their exam.
Please ask your librarian, mentor, or specialty board examination committee if questions arise.
"This reference list provides the sources of the majority of the examination questions for the 2016 exam (e.g., the most recent exam given). The examination questions are written from generally the same sources each year. This list is arranged in alphabetical order. It is advisable to use the most current editions of textbooks when studying for the certification exam; since the listed references were used for the previous year’s exam, they may not be the most current reference for the upcoming year’s exam. Journal articles used for the exam are typically those published within the last 5 years.
"This list is not meant to be all-inclusive (e.g., it does not indicate the only resources candidates should use to prepare for an upcoming examination). Note that the ACLAM Series Blue Books are heavily referenced and are considered core references."
Source: ACLAM Application and Study Tools, American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine.
This resource updated: 4/22/2016
Source reading list reviewed: 3/31/2016
Source reading list updated by specialty board: 2/5/2016
"Journal articles used for the exam are typically those published within the last 5 years."
- Comparative Medicine Open access after a 6-month delay. Some articles may be available sooner.
- Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) Journal Some articles in journal are Open Access.
- Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (JAALAS) Open access after a 6-month delay. Some articles may be available sooner.
- Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories2009, 5th edition.
- Guidelines for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral ResearchNational Academy of Sciences
2003 - Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research AnimalsInstitute of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council, National Academy Press
1997
- Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching, 3rd editionFederation of Animal Science Societies (FASS)
2010 - Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 8th editionNational Research Council
- Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, National Institutes of Health, August, 2015
- Recognition and Alleviation of Distress in Laboratory Animals.National Academies Press. 2008.
- Biology and Diseases of the Ferret (3rd ed.) by James G. Fox (Editor); Robert P. Marini (Editor)Call Number: SF407.F39 B56 2014ISBN: 9780470960455Publication Date: 20143rd edition
E-BOOK and print - Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery (3rd ed.) by Katherine Quesenberry; James W. CarpenterCall Number: SF997.5.F47 F47 2012ISBN: 9781416066217Publication Date: 20113rd edition
E-BOOK and print - Flynn's Parasites of Laboratory Animals (2nd ed.) by David G. Baker (Editor)Call Number: SF996.5 .F59 2007ISBN: 9780813812021Publication Date: 20072nd edition.
E-BOOK and print - Harkness and Wagner's Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents by John E. Harkness; Patricia V. Turner; Susan VandeWoude; Colette L. WhelerISBN: 9780813815312Publication Date: 20105th edition.
- Laboratory Animal Anaesthesia (3rd ed.) by Paul FlecknellCall Number: SF914 .F54 2009ISBN: 9780123693761Publication Date: 2009
- Laboratory Animal Medicine (3rd ed.) by Lynn C. Anderson (Editor); Glen Otto (Editor); Kathleen R. Pritchett-Corning (Editor); Mark T. Whary (Editor); James G. Fox (Editor-In-Chief)Call Number: SF996.5 .L33 2015ISBN: 9780124095274Publication Date: 20153rd edition
E-BOOK and print - Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research by Christian R. Abee ; Keith Mansfield; Suzette D. Tardif ; Timothy MorrisISBN: 9780124158337Publication Date: 20122nd edition.
2 volumes. - Pathology of Laboratory Rodents and Rabbits by Dean H. Percy; Stephen W. BartholdISBN: 9780813821016Publication Date: 20073rd edition.
New edition available - Swine in the Laboratory by M. Michael Swindle (Editor); Alison C. Smith (Editor)ISBN: 9781466553477Publication Date: 20153rd edition.
- The Laboratory Rat (2nd ed.) by Mark A. Suckow (Editor); Steven H. Weisbroth (Editor); Craig L. Franklin (Editor)Call Number: SF407.R38 L34 2006ISBN: 9780120749034Publication Date: 2005E-BOOK and print
- The Biology of the Laboratory Rabbit by Patrick J. Manning (Editor); Daniel H. Ringler (Editor); Christian E. Newcomer (Editor)ISBN: 9780124692350Publication Date: 19942nd edition.
- The Laboratory Zebrafish by Claudia Harper; Christian LawrenceISBN: 9781439807439Publication Date: 20101st edition.
- Mouse in Biomedical Research (2nd ed.) by James G. Fox ; Fred W. Quimby ; Muriel Davisson ; Stephen Barthold; Christian E. Newcomer; Abigail Smith;ISBN: 9780123694546Publication Date: 20062nd edition.
4 volumes.
E-BOOK
ACLAM Blue Books
"Note that the ALL ACLAM Series Blue Books are heavily references and are considered core references."
- Jackson Laboratory Handbook on Genetically Standardized Mice by Kevin Flurkey; Joanne M Currer; Edward H Leiter; Barbara WithamISBN: 9780578041827Publication Date: 20096th edition.
Available in PDF: http://jaxmice.jax.org/literature/handbook.html - Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook by U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)Publication Date: 20022nd edition.
Freely available online. - The IACUC Handbook by Jerald Silverman (Editor); Mark A. Suckow (Editor); Sreekant Murthy (Editor)ISBN: 9781466555648Publication Date: 20143rd edition.
- The Zebrafish Book: A Guide for the Laboratory Use of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) by Monte WesterfieldPublication Date: 20075th edition.
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