Enrichment
Certifications
Safety
Weaning and Separating
Biosecurity
100

The most typical enrichment device given to cages of mice.  

What are Nestlets?
100

The non-profit that accredits research institutions based on compliance with the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. 

What is AAALAC International?

100

Device used for flushing contaminant from the eyes. 

What is an eyewash station?

100

When to tag a cage of 2 adults and 1 litter. 

What is day 21?

100

The most common disinfectant used within DCM. 

What is Clidox?

200

All cages of rats are required to have these. 

What are Nyla Bones?

200

The company that certifies individuals working within the animal research industry.

What is AALAS?

200

P.A.S.S. 

What is Pull the pin, Aim at the base of the fire, Squeeze the handle, and Sweep back and forth?

200

When to tag a cage of 2 lactating female mice and 2 litters. 

What is the day the second litter is born OR the day the first litter turns 7 days old?

200
Piece of equipment that sterilizes caging and supplies.

What is an autoclave?

300

The kind of enrichment required to be provided for research dogs.  

What are opportunities to exercise?

300

The first level of AALAS certification.

What is ALAT?
300

The meeting place for you and your coworkers should the building be evacuated. 

What is the Emergency Assembly Point?

300

The cage is out of compliance with DCM's Cage Space and Weaning Policy.

What is overcrowded?

300
DCM-owned rodents used for colony health monitoring.

What are sentinels?

400

The goal of enrichment. 

What is to encourage animals to perform innate behaviors?

400

The second level of AALAS Certification.

What is LAT?

400

The second most common reason to visit the doctor.

What is back injury?

400

When to tag a cage of six newly weaned mice. 

What is on the day they turn 6 weeks old?

400

Device that protects technicians from contaminants and allergens when opening a rodent cage. 

What is an Animal Transfer Station or Biosafety Cabinet?

500

The kind of enrichment required to be provided to Non Human Primates (NHPs). 

What is psychological stimulation?
500

The third level of AALAS Certification. 

What is LATG?

500

Contains information regarding chemical safety and first aid. 

What is SDS?

500

The grace period allotted to labs to complete their cage weaning and separating. 

What is 7 days?
500
The Principal Investigator responsible for the Sentinels and the name of their department within DCM. 

Who is Suellen Greco and the Diagnostics Lab?