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IACUC Alternatives Research Source Selection Aid: Databases By Animal Model

UNC IACUC Animal Alternatives Search Database Selection Guide

Created by Health Science Librarians

Rodents & Other Small Mammals

Is your animal model a rodent or other animal commonly used in laboratory research?

ALTBIB: Bibliography on Alternatives to the Use of Live Vertebrates in Biomedical Research and Testing
Access: No restrictions.

Coverage: 1992-
ECOTOX: Ecotoxicology Database
Access: No restrictions.
Global Health
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
PubMed
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Coverage: 1957-present

Wildlife

Is your animal model considered wildlife?

Global Health
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.

Primates

Is your animal model a non-human primate?

AWI : Refinement of Housing and Handling Conditions and Environmental Enrichment for Animals Kept in Laboratories

Fish, Amphibians & Reptiles

Is your animal model aquatic, a reptile, or an amphibian?

ECOTOX: Ecotoxicology Database

Agricultural Animals & Fowl

Is your animal model an agricultural animal or fowl?

AGRICOLA
Access: No restrictions.
Current Research Information System (CRIS/USDA)
Access: No restrictions.
Global Health
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.