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The Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (JAALAS) serves as an official communication vehicle for the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS). The journal includes a section of refereed articles and a section of AALAS association news. The mission of the refereed section of the journal is to disseminate high-quality, peer-reviewed information on animal biology, technology, facility operations, management, and compliance as relevant to the AALAS membership. JAALAS accepts research reports (data-based) or scholarly reports (literature-based), with the caveat that all articles, including solicited manuscripts, must include appropriate references and must undergo peer review.

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Publisher: American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

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Volume 54, Number 6, November 2015

Original Research: Biology

Open Access Measurement of Blood Volume in Adult Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)
pp. 687-693(7)
Authors: Hobbs, Theodore R; Blue, Steven W; Park, Byung S; Greisel, Jennifer J; Conn, P Michael; Pau, Francis K-Y

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Original Research: Reproduction

Open Access Maternal Weight Gain as a Predictor of Litter Size in Swiss Webster, C57BL/6J, and BALB/cJ mice
pp. 694-699(6)
Authors: Finlay, James B; Liu, Xueli; Ermel, Richard W; Adamson, Trinka W

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Open Access A Practical Approach for Designing Breeding Groups to Maximize Genetic Diversity in a Large Colony of Captive Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)
pp. 700-707(8)
Authors: Vinson, Amanda; Raboin, Michael J

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Original Research: Husbandry

Open Access Interactions Between Housing Density and Ambient Temperature in the Cage Environment: Effects on Mouse Physiology and Behavior
pp. 708-717(10)
Authors: Toth, Linda A; Trammell, Rita A; Ilsley-Woods, Megan

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Open Access Long-Term Provision of Environmental Resources Alters Behavior but not Physiology or Neuroanatomy of Male and Female BALB/c and C57BL/6 Mice
pp. 718-730(13)
Authors: Clipperton-Allen, Amy E; Ingrao, Joelle C; Ruggiero, Laura; Batista, Lucas; Ovari, Jelena; Hammermueller, Jutta; Armstrong, John N; Bienzle, Dorothee; Choleris, Elena; Turner, Patricia V

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Open Access Effect of Enrichment Devices on Aggression in Manipulated Nude Mice
pp. 731-736(6)
Authors: Lockworth, Cynthia R; Kim, Sun-Jin; Liu, Jun; Palla, Shana L; Craig, Suzanne L

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Open Access Characterization of Train-Induced Vibration and its Effect on Fecal Corticosterone Metabolites in Mice
pp. 737-744(8)
Authors: Atanasov, Nicholas A; Sargent, Jennifer L; Parmigiani, John P; Palme, Rupert; Diggs, Helen E

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Open Access Effect of Cage-Wash Temperature on the Removal of Infectious Agents from Caging and the Detection of Infectious Agents on the Filters of Animal Bedding-Disposal Cabinets by PCR Analysis
pp. 745-755(11)
Authors: Compton, Susan R; Macy, James D

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Original Research: Anesthesia

Open Access Comparison of Traditional and Integrated Digital Anesthetic Vaporizers
pp. 756-762(7)
Authors: Damen, Frederick W; Adelsperger, Amelia R; Wilson, Katherine E; Goergen, Craig J

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Open Access Pharmacokinetics and Antinociceptive Activity of Sustained-Release Buprenorphine in Sheep
pp. 763-768(6)
Authors: Walkowiak, Krista J; Graham, Melanie L

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Original Research: Experimental Use

Open Access Intraperitoneal Injection of Ethanol for the Euthanasia of Laboratory Mice (Mus musculus) and Rats (Rattus norvegicus)
pp. 769-778(10)
Authors: Allen-Worthington, Krystal H; Brice, Angela K; Marx, James O; Hankenson, F Claire

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Open Access Use of a Far-Infrared Active Warming Device in Guinea Pigs (Cavia porcellus)
pp. 779-782(4)
Authors: Zarndt, Bethany S; Buchta, Jessica N; Garver, Lindsey S; Davidson, Silas A; Rowton, Edgar D; Despain, Kenneth E

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Open Access Evaluation of Lacrimation Characteristics in Clinically Normal New Zealand White Rabbits by Using the Schirmer Tear Test I
pp. 783-787(5)
Authors: Whittaker, Alexandra L; Williams, David L

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Open Access Evaluation of Presurgical Skin Preparation Agents in African Clawed Frogs (Xenopus laevis)
pp. 788-798(11)
Authors: Philips, Blythe H; Crim, Marcus J; Hankenson, F Claire; Steffen, Earl K; Klein, Peter S; Brice, Angela K; Carty, Anthony J

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Case Study

Open Access Investigation of Blue Bedding in Cages Housing Treatment-Naïve Hamsters
pp. 799-802(4)
Authors: Shah, Vishal D; Walton, Betsy J; Culp, Amanda G; Castellino, Stephen

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Open Access Erratum
pp. 803-803(1)

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