Below is a list of articles featured in our next issue of JAALAS. Read about peer-reviewed information on animal biology, technology, facility operations, compliance as relevant to the AALAS membership, and a special topic section on management. A link to the articles is available on Fast Track found here:https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/aalas/jaalas. Access to the full-text articles is available to members only. To access the full text of the articles, be sure to login to the AALAS website. Articles will become public 6 months after publication.
JAALAS is published 6 times a year. Dr Linda Toth is the editor in chief and Dr Susan Compton of Yale University is the associate editor. The types of articles are Case Study, Research Report, Overview, and Letter to the Editor. As of January 1, 2019, we do not accept single-animal case reports for review.
The AALAS Journals: 2019 in Review
Linda A Toth, Susan R Compton, Ravi J Tolwani, Virginia K Dawson and John D Farrar
Attitudes Toward Animal Research Among Medical Students in the United States
David Q Beversdorf, and Nellie R Adams
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees Postapproval Monitoring Programs: A Proposed Comprehensive Classification Schemes
Stacy L Pritt and Trina M Smith
Cognitive Dissonance in Laboratory Animal Medicine and Implications for Animal Welfare
Robyn M Engel, Carrie C Silver, Christin L Veeder, and Ron E Banks
Using a Staff Survey to Customize Burnout and Compassion Fatigue Mitigation Recommendations in a Lab Animal Facility
Andreanna D Pavan, Jeanette O’Quin, Megan E Roberts, and Carrie L Freed
Enrichment Preferences of Singly Housed Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Lauren D Krueger, Sarah E Thurston, Joshua Kirk, Fairouz Elsaeidi, Zachary T Freeman, Daniel Goldman, Jennifer L Lofgren, and Jill M Keller
Adoption of Exhaust Air Dust Testing in SPF Rodent Facilities
Christina Pettan-Brewer, Riley J Trost, Lillian Maggio-Price, Audrey Seamons, and Susan C Dowling
Use of Flavored Tablets of Gabapentin and Carprofen to Attenuate Postoperative Hypersensitivity in an Incisional Pain Model in Rats (Rattus norvegicus)
Brian P Zude, Katechan Jampachaisri, and Cholawat Pacharinsak
Continuous Rate Infusion of Alfaxalone during Ketamine– Xylazine Anesthesia in Rats
Kathleen Heng, James O Marx, Katechan Jampachairsi, Monika K Huss, and Cholawat Pacharinsak
Continuous Rate Infusion of Ketamine Hydrochloride and Dexmedetomidine for Maintenance of Anesthesia during Laryngotracheal Surgery in New Zealand White Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Lea J Sayce, Maria E Powell, Emily E Kimball, Patty Chen, Gary J Gartling, and Bernard Rousseau
Quantitative and Qualitative Behavioral Measurements to Assess Pain in Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum)
Jeremy T Llaniguez, Morgan A Szczepaniak, Barry H Rickman, Juri G Gelovani, Gerald A Hish, Tara M Cotroneo
Acepromazine and Chlorpromazine as Pharmaceutical-grade Alternatives to Chlorprothixene for Pupillary Light Reflex Imaging in Mice
Samantha S Eckley, Jason S Villano, Nora S Kuo, and Kwoon Y Wong
Female Urine-induced Ultrasonic Vocalizations in Male C57BL/6J Mice as a Proxy Indicator for Postoperative Pain
Brian J Smith, Kate E P Bruner, Ann M Hess, and Lon V Kendall
Elevated Arsenic and Lead Concentrations in Natural Healing Clay Applied Topically as a Treatment for Ulcerative Dermatitis in Mice
Tanya E Whiteside, Wei Qu, Michael J DeVito, Sukhdev S Brar, Karen D Bradham, Clay M Nelson, Gregory S Travlos, Grace E Kissling, and David M Kurtz
Comparison of Rectal and Infrared Thermometry Temperatures in Anesthetized Swine (Sus scrofa)
Kerrie L Farrar, Amy E Field, Sarah L Norris, and Kenneth O Jacobsen