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The primary support for this publication was provided
by Contract V1OO1P-243 within the Veterans Administration. Additional
support was provided by Contract PH4344-44 with the Drug Research
and Development, Division of Cancer Treatment, National Cancer
Institute and the Animal Resources Branch, National Institutes
of Health, U.S. Public Health Service; Contract AT (11-1 )-3369
with the Atomic Energy Commission; Contract N000l4-67-A-244-0I6
with the Office of Naval Research, U.S. Army Medical Research
and Development Command, and U.S. Air Force; Contract 12-16-140-155-91
with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department
of Agriculture; Contract NSF-310, Task Order 173, with the National
Science Foundation; Grant RC-10 from the American Cancer Society,
Inc.; and contributions from pharmaceutical companies and other
industry.
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
National Research Council. Institute of Laboratory
Animal Resources. Subcommittee on Amphibian
Standards.
Amphibians: guidelines for the breeding, care, and
management of laboratory animals.
1. Amphibians as laboratory animals. 1. Title.
[DNLM: 1. Amphibia. 2. Animals, Laboratory. QYSO
N27a 19741
5F407.A45N37 1974 636'.37 74-925
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