Enrichment
Name the proper enrichment for rabbits.
1 tube & 1 toy
What is the proper PPE in order to enter the vivarium?
Scrubs/lab coat & house shoes (or shoe covers)
What is a code purple?
Personnel emergency
What is the full name of "The Guide"?
The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
Define "Ad Libitum"
Free Choice
What is the proper enrichment for a bin with 3 guinea pigs?
1 tube, 1 toy.
What is required to enter an animal room?
In the event of an emergency, human life and safety will take precedence over ______.
How should feed and bedding be stored?
In a controlled environment, off the floor, away from the wall.
Room isolation will last a minimum of how long?
7 days.
What is the proper enrichment type for a Systemic Toxicity study?
Certified Stainless Steel/Nylabone
What is the required PPE to enter a quarantine room?
Q suit, hair cover, shoe covers, gloves, safety glasses.
Where can you find an emergency crash cart?
either OR prep area
What is the difference between a microenvironment and a macroenvironment?
Microenvironment: immediate physical environment surrounding the animal (i.e. cage, pen, or stall)
Macroenvironment: physical environment of the secondary enclosure (i.e. room, barn, outdoor habitat)
How many employees did APS start out with?
What are the requirements for rabbits' eligibility to be group housed?
What is the required PPE to enter an isolation room?
Hair cover, safety glasses, mask, gloves, shoe covers, Q suit.
What does IACUC stand for and how often do they meet?
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. They meet minimally once a week.
What are the 3 R's?
What are the space requirements for a guinea pig over 350 grams? (in square inches)
101 sq inches
What is the enrichment allowed in a metabolic cage?
Nylabone
What is the proper PPE to enter BSL II?
Hair cover, mask, safety glasses, two pairs of gloves, two sets of shoe covers, 2 Q suits.
True or False: It is okay to get in your car and drive to another APS facility in your scrubs/in house shoes if you make a stop along the way.
False.
30%-70%
We have buildings 8945, 8960, and 9055. What is the address of the Riverview building?
780.