Clinical Records
What color of tag do you place on a cage with a sick animal after opening the clinical record? What do you write in the tag?
Blue
Animal ID, Date and Your initials
What are the enrichment provided to single & group housed mice at HPAF? Mention any 3
Socialization, Crinkled paper, Tunnels, igloo and mouse swings
How often are racks rotated?
Every 3 months
What is the maximum length of tail snip that can be collected from a living mouse?
2mm
Deficiency of this causes anemia
Iron
Mention 3 things you should do when you find a cage of 3 mice and 1 mouse has fight wounds.
1- Separate the animal with fight wounds
2- Open a clinical record
3- Place a tag on the cage card
How often are feed bins cleaned?
Monthly
What is the humidity range for our animal rooms?
30-70%
Where can you find the protocol number of animals in ABSL1?
Door of each room
Scientific name of laboratory mouse
Mus musculus
When opening a clinical record, what 3 key location identifiers should be in the "comment" section?
1- Room number
2- Rack number
3- Color of cage card
What are the enrichment for rats at HPAF?
Socialization, Paper huts, wood blocks, crinkled paper
What is the acceptable temperature range for our animal rooms?
68F - 79F
Where can you find the protocol number of animals in ABSL2 and ABSL2*?
On the cage cards
Must rodents be fasted before surgery?
No.
Why?
Members of the animal care team can administer treatments to sick animals- Yes OR No? Why?
No.
Only RNs or veterinarians are authorized to treat animals. However, in urgent cases in the absence of RNs, other staff can be assigned by the veterinarian to administer minor treatments or euthanize the animal.
What is the minimum number of enrichment required by our IACUC per cage?
2 forms
What is the acceptable temperature range in the feed room?
<75F
What is the full meaning of the acronym IACUC?
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Which of these does not have a gall bladder- mouse or rat?
Rat
To send an urgent message to the RNs, what do you select in the list of names in the drop down?
All(Animal Health Technicians)
What date is written on the feed bin tag after placing new feed in the bin- Manufacture date OR Date feed bag was opened?
Manufactured date
What is the acceptable humidity range in the feed room?
30%-70%
Which federal policy covers our mice and rats at HPAF- Animal Welfare Act (AWA) or Public Health Services Policy (PHS) ?
PHS
Animal that requires Vitamin C in its diet
NHPs or Guinea pig