This guide contains the list of books and journals recommended as study materials for the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) examination.
Residents are responsible for ensuring they are using the correct edition of a book for their exam.
Please ask your librarian, mentor, or specialty board examination committee if questions arise.
This list is arranged in alphabetical order. It is advisable to use the most current editions of textbooks when studying for the certification exam; since the listed references were used for the previous year’s exam, they may not be the most current reference for the upcoming year’s exam. Journal articles used for the exam are typically those published within the last 5 years.
This list is not meant to be all-inclusive (e.g., it does not indicate the only resources candidates should use to prepare for an upcoming examination). Note that the ALL ACLAM Series Blue Books are heavily referenced and are considered core references."
Source: ACLAM Application and Study Tools, American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine.
This resource updated: 05/23/2023
Source reading list reviewed: Spring 2023
Source reading list updated by specialty board: 2023
"Journal articles used for the exam are typically those published within the last 5 years."
Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals by 
Biology and Diseases of the Ferret by 
Flynn's Parasites of Laboratory Animals by 
Harkness and Wagner's Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents by 
Laboratory Animal Anaesthesia by
Laboratory Animal Anaesthesia, Fourth Edition provides a basic guide to anaesthesia for a very diverse audience needing content, with straight-forward, structured style of writing. Updated with effects of anaesthetics in different laboratory species, including sources of dose rates will be incorporated into tabular material. New information on pain assessment and pain management will be covered, and an increased emphasis on rats and mice for anaesthesia and perioperative care. With newly revised, full color illustrations to facilitate best learning, Laboratory animal Anesthesia, Fourth Edition provides procedures, key points and invaluable advice from a well-known and respected veterinary anesthetist and scientist with over 30 years of experience in the field.
Laboratory Animal Medicine by 
Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research -vol. 1 Biology and Management by 
Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research - vol. 2 Diseases by 
Pathology of Laboratory Rodents and Rabbits by 
Swine in the Laboratory, 3rd ed. by 
Biology of the Laboratory Rabbit by 
The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents by 
The Laboratory Xenopus Sp by 
The Mouse in Biomedical Research, 2nd ed. v. 1. History, wild mice, and genetics by 
The Mouse in Biomedical Research, 2nd ed. v. 2. Diseases by 
The Mouse in Biomedical Research, 2nd ed. v. 3. Normative biology, husbandry, and models by 
The Mouse in Biomedical Research, 2nd ed. v. 4. Immunology by 
Statistics for Veterinary and Animal Science by 
The Zebrafish in Biomedical Research by 
The Jackson Laboratory Handbook for Genetically Standardized Mice by 
The IACUC Handbook by 
