The 3 R's
Refers to the methods that avoid using animals.
What is Replacement.
Actions taken to ensure that laboratory animals are treated according to high ethical and scientific standards.
What is Humane Care.
The three P's are __, __, and __.
What are Policies, Principles, and Procedures?
___ ___ is written in general terms so that its recommendations can be applied in diverse institutions and settings that produce or use animals for research, teaching, and testing.
What is The Guide?
Involves strategies for obtaining comparable levels of information from the user of fewer animals
What is Reduction.
A standard or guideline that, while describing a desired outcome, provides flexibility in achieving this outcome by granting discretion to those responsible for managing the animal care and use program, the researcher, and the IACUC.
What is a Performance standard?
___ are commonly derived from a public agency or private entity.
What are Policies?
___ indicates a suggestion to be considered.
What is May?
Refers to modifications that enhance animal well-being and minimize pain.
What is Refinement.
A standard or guideline that specifies in detail a method, technology, or technique for achieving a desired outcome; it does not provide for modification in the event that acceptable alternative methods are available or unusual circumstances arise.
What is an Engineering standard?
Establishing ___ can assist an institution in complying with regulations, policies, and principles as well as with day-to-day operations and management.
What are Standard Operating Procedures?
___ indicates a strong recommendation for achieving a goal; however it is recognized that some circumstances might justify an alternative strategy.
What is Should?
Involves strategies for maximizing the information obtained from a given number of animals so that fewer animals are needed in the future.
What is Reduction.
The policies, procedures, standards, organizational structure, staffing, facilities, and practices put into place by an institution to achieve the humane care and use of animals in the laboratory and throughout the institution.
What is he animal care and use program (the Program)?
___ are typically detailed, step-by-step processes meant to ensure the consistent application of institutional practices.
What are procedures?
___ indicates actions that the guide considers imperative.
What is Must?
___ and ___ should be balanced on a case-by-case basis.
What are Refinement and Reductions.
The application of professional judgment by qualified, experienced individuals to a task or process over time, an approach that has been demonstrated to benefit or enhance animal care and use.
What is Practice standard?
___ are broader in their scope and intended application, and are accepted generalizations about a topic.
What are principles?
Because the Guide is written in general terms, ____ have a key role in interpretation, implementation, oversight, and evaluation of institutional animal care and use programs.
What are IACUCs?