The CMAR Reference List includes readings that provide in-depth coverage of the topics covered by the Animal Resources Exam. The CMAR Reference List may be altered and expanded by the CMAR Committee at any time without notice. The certification test item data bank is not static; new questions are added on a continual basis and this list is adjusted as needed.
Familiarity with the publications listed does not guarantee that an individual will pass the Animal Resources Exam. To obtain any of the publications in this list contact a bookseller, the publisher or the AALAS office. Government publications can be located on the Internet. AALAS packages the reference materials from this list in a CMAR Resource Kit available for purchase through the AALAS Bookstore.
- Animal Welfare Act and Regulations. 2023
- AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2020 Edition. American Veterinary Medical Association.
- Good Laboratory Practices for Nonclinical Laboratory Studies. CRF 21, Part 58, Subparts A-K and Code of Federal Regulations EPA 40 CFT Part 160 and 792
- Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 8th edition. National Research Council. Institute for Laboratory Animal Resources. National Academy Press, Washington, DC 2011 ISBN0-3090-5377-3,
- LATG Training Manual 2016. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science.
- Management of Animal Care and Use Programs in Research, Education and Testing, Second Edition. R. Weichbrod, GA Thompson, and JN Norton, ED CRC Press. 2018
- Managing the Laboratory Animal Facility, Third Edition, Jerald Silverman, CRC Press, 2016
- Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals, National Research Council, Institute for Laboratory Animal Resources. National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 1997. 13.ISBN 0-3090-5299-8,
- Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, Public Health Service, US Department of Health and Human Services. Bethesda National Institutes of Health, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, 2015,
- CMAR Handbook
Study Resources for General Management Exams (M1 & M2)
Management Training Manual, 2018 McGraw Hill Create, (First edition no longer for sell but can be used as reference)
Management Training Manual,2023 2nd Edition McGraw Hill Create
