Animal Tests in Vaccine Control

Synopsis

Vaccines against whooping cough, diphtheria, tetanus and tuberculosis require testing for potency and safety. This requires the frequest use of laboratory animals according to suitable regulations. The programme shows the breeding of each of the four bacterial types and also of the rabies virus and the testing of the vaccines on mice and guinea pigs, with explanations of the administering technique, reference and systems. When possible, alternative tests are used. These are less stressful for the animals in that they use cell cultures for lethal doses.

Language

English

Country

Netherlands

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 23 min.

Year of production

1987

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Uses

Medical students; physicians; pharmacologists.

Subjects

Medical sciences

Keywords

animals; diphtheria; immunisation; laboratory animals; rabies; tetanus; tuberculosis; whooping cough

Production Company

Name

QGraph Audiovisuals

Name

QPoint Studios

Name

Stichting Film en Wetenschap

Distributor

Name

MeMO nv

Phone

(010 31) +30 736400

Fax

(010 31) +30 734774

Address

Postbus 9822
3506 GV Utrecht
The Netherlands

Notes

PAL standard for UK use