Microbiological standardisation of laboratory animals editor f j c roe dmoxon dsclond frc path consultant in toxicology and adviser in experimental pathology and cancer research technical editor a a deeny bsc published by ellis horwood limited publishers o chichester for bantin kingman limited aldbrough o hull the chairmans summing up f j c roe d1140xon dsclond . Microbiological standardisation of laboratory animals edited by f j c roe technical editor a a deeney ellis horwood chichester 1983. A symposium on this subject was held by bantin kingman ltd suppliers of laboratory animals of hull in december 1981 the eight contributions reproduced in this book are needs of the toxicologist by gj turnbull needs of the pathologist by da rutty needs of the cancer research worker by a sebesteny needs of the parasitologist by m worms needs of the immunologist by i. An overview is given on various aspects of microbiological standardisation of laboratory animals the paper focuses on small rodents because rats and mice are the most frequently used animal species an introductory chapter describes the importance of micro organisms and their potential effects on animals and animal experiments some terms describing the microbiological quality of rodents eg germ free spf conventional are explained housing conditions and requirements for the . Microbiological standardisation of laboratory animals by francis j c roe 1983 ellis horwood for bantin kingman edition in english