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 reference list provides the sources of the majority of the examination questions for the 2023 exam. Journal articles used for the exam are typically those published within the last 3 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 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: 9/5/2023
"Journal articles used for the exam are typically those published within the last 3 years."
"Note that the ALL ACLAM Series Blue Books are heavily referenced and are considered core references."
Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals by 
Biology and Diseases of the Ferret by 
Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents by 
Flynn's Parasites of Laboratory Animals (print) by 
Harkness and Wagner's Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents by 
Laboratory Animal Anaesthesia by 
Laboratory Animal Medicine (print) by 
Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research by 
Pathology of Laboratory Rodents and Rabbits by 
Swine in the Laboratory (print) by 
The Biology of the Laboratory Rabbit by 
The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents (print) by 
The Laboratory XENOPUS Sp by 
Mouse in Biomedical Research by 
Statistics for Veterinary and Animal Science by 
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook by 
The IACUC Handbook by 
The Zebrafish Book: A Guide for the Laboratory Use of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) by 
