• Revised version of Appendix A of the "European Convention for the protection of animals used for scientific purposes". The revision came into force on 15 June 2007 and contains species-specific guidelines for a number of fish species.

• Wootten R (2005) Species-specific provisions for fish in the European Convention for the protection of animals used for experimental and scientific purposes (presentation at a meeting in Oslo in May 2005)
   
• Griffin G (2005) Canadian Guidelines for the care & use of fish in research, teaching and testing (presentation at a meeting in Oslo in May 2005)

• Guidelines on: the care and use of fish in research,teaching and testing (2005)  Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC)

• Johansen R., Needham JR, Colquhoun D., Poppe TT & Smith AJ. (2006):  Guidelines for health and welfare monitoring of fish used in research.  Laboratory Animals 40(4): 323-340
   
• Guidelines for the Use of Fishes in Research (2004) American Fisheries Society (AFS)

• Ostrander GK (2000) The Laboratory Fish. Academic Press, Baltimore, USA.

• Poole T (1999) UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals. Volume 2: Amphibious & Aquatic Vertebrates & Advanced Invertebrates.  Blackwell Science.

• Information Resources on Fish Welfare, compiled by AWIC (Animal Welfare Information Center, United States Department of Agriculture)

• Casebolt DB, Speare DJ, Horney BS (1998) Care and use of fish as laboratory animals: Current state of knowlege. Laboratory Animal Science 48, 124-136

• DeTolla LJ et al. (1995) Guidelines for the Care and Use of Fish in Research ILAR Journal 37 (4)

• Borski RG, Hodson RJ (2003) Fish Research and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee ILAR journal 44 (4)

• Brattelid T, Smith AJ (2000) Guidelines for reporting the results of experiments using fish Laboratory Animals 34 131-135

• Guidelines for the operation of institutional animal care and use committees in UK: IACUC's

• The November 2005 issue of Animal Welfare was dedicated to the three R's and included:
  The use of databases, information centres and guidelines when planning research that may involve animals.  Smith AJ & Allen T (2005): Animal Welfare 14:347-359.

• Concerns about Carbon Dioxide Use in Euthanasia and Anesthesia (HSUS report)
  

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