Animal Welfare Act & Regulations
Dogs, cats, and NHP need to have this before transportation.
What is a health certificate?
Responsible for monitoring compliance with the PHS Policy
Who is OLAW (Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare)?
Word is used to describe aspects of an animal care program that are strong recommendations for achieving a goal.
What is "Should"?
Assessment on hazardous potential made for infectious agents and/or materials used in the facility
What is risk assessment?
Term for animals or other entities that is administered a substance in GLP study.
What is "test system"?
Developed Animal Welfare Regulations to enforce Animal Welfare Act?
Who is USDA?
Was incorporated into the PHS Policy where IO is responsible for ensuring institutions adhere to the 9 principles
What is US Government Principles?
Policy that reports any concerns that do not comply with institution.
What is whistleblower policy?
Protection of an animal colony from microbial contamination.
What is biosecurity?
Observations, measurements, specimens, logs, notes, etc.
Section that covers specification of housing care and transportation for some covered species?
What is the Standards?
OLAW allows this report to meet the requirements for an OLAW semiannual program evaluation and report
What is AAALAC assessment report?
Primary enclosure characterized by factors such as noise, vibration, temperature, humidity, and lighting.
What is microenvironment?
Biosafety level where you are working with highly infectious agents that can transmit life-threatening diseases with no treatment
What is BSL-4 ?
What is 5 years?
Pain category where study of implanted tumor cells growing and/or metastasizing in an animal.
What is category E?
Remains in effect for 4-5 years. Describes major elements of its animal care and use program.
What is Assurance?
Many institutions follow these three principles of working humanely with animals
What are the 3R's?
Published "Occupational Health and Safety in the Care of Research Animals (OCC Health)" to address hazard control within facilities.
What is Institute of Laboratory Animal Research?
Two agencies that work with GLP to support applications for research and/or marketing permits for products
Name of amendment called for exercise for dogs and physiological enrichment for nonhuman primates
What is 1985 amendment?
Established guidelines for the proper care and treatment of animals to be used in biomedical and behavioral research and for the organization and operation of animal care committees.
What is the Health Research Extension Act of 1985?
What is performance standards?
1974 "Classification of Etiologic Agents on the Basis of Hazard" was published by US department of Health but later renamed
What is BMBL?
Must be designated to audit all GLP-compliant studies to endure compliance.
What is Quality Assurance Unit (QAU)?