The agency reponsible for overseeing animal research at a given facility. They must inspect twice a year.
What is the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
100
The AWA does not cover these two common laboratory animals:
What is Rats and Mice
100
This is the list of rules which must be followed if research is reviewed or funded by the Food and Drug Administration
What is Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)
100
This document must be submitted to the IACUC and approved before work on animals can begin
What is an animal use protocol
100
Board certified veterinarians who have passed the ACLAM exam are called this
What is a Diplomat
200
This agency enforces the Animal Welfare Act. It inspects facilities at least once a year.
What is the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
200
According to the Animal Welfare Act, this must be provided for research dogs:
What is exercise
200
Good Laboratory practices require these written instructions for all husbandry and staff procedures:
What is Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
200
This is the scientist who plans and coordinates all phases of the research work
What is the Principle Investigator (PI)
200
These are the levels of AALAS certification from lowest to highest
What is ALAT, LAT, LATG
300
This agency provides accreditation for animal facilties who submit to voluntary inspections. They conduct the inspections once every 3 years.
What is The Association for the Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AALAC International)
300
The USDA annual report must be submitted by this date:
What is December 1st
300
Who prepares the "Guide for the Care and Use of laboratory Animals"
What is the Institute for Laboratory Animal Resources (ILAR)
300
Most research projects are funded by obtaining this from the Federal Government
What is a grant
300
This organization has established guidelines for new insecticide applications and procedures
What is The Enviromental Protection Agency (EPA)
400
This agency serves as the principle means for people in the laboratory animal science field to communicate. There are 48 local branches across the country
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)
400
Records on dogs and cats must be kept for at least this long
What is one year
400
This organization prepared guidelines for euthanasia of laboratory animals. Their year 2000 published document is used to evaluate euthanasia methods in proposed research protocols.
What is the American Veterinary Medicine Association (AVMA)
400
By monitoring the mice and the room environment, the Animal Technician helps eliminate these deviations from a research study
What are variables
400
One of the following is not a responsibility of the IACUC as defined by the Animal Welfare Act and the PHS policy:
A) Review research protocols
B) Act as a political action committee
C) Inspect animal facilities
D) Oversee the animal research program
What is B: Act as a political action committee
500
Name the four people that are required to be on the IACUC committee.
What is a lab animal vet, a research scientist, a nonscientist, and a person not associated with the institution.
500
Passed in 1873, this was the first Animal Welfare Law. It proceded the Animal Welfare Act by almost 100 years.
What is the 28 Hour Law
500
What are the "3 R's" that apply to modifying research involving animals
What is Replacement, Refinement, and Reduction
500
This Government Agency egency fosters biomedical research by providing the largest amount of direct financial support.
What is the National Institute of Health (NIH)
500
Abbreviated NABR, this political lobbying organization represents the scientific community in regard to legislation and regulations involving the use of laboratory animals.
What is The National Association for Biomedical Research