Ch 1 Animal research
Carl Linnaeus developed this system to classify organisms based on their anatomical traits
What is Taxonomy?
This is required to be provided for dogs by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA)
What is an exercise program?
the concept that refers to the way people behave, based on commonly held core values
What is Ethics?
Regulation agency for controlled substances
What is the DEA?
The title of the director of the animal care program
What is the Attending Veterinarian (AV)?
The largest biomedical research agency in the world
The agencies that mandate GLP standards
What is the FDA and the EPA?
This is the main principle of Reduction
What is using the fewest animals in a study to validate the results?
This is when protocol procedure records can be discarded
What is 3 years post-protocol expiration/study?
purchasing and reselling random-source animals to research facilities
What is a Class B dealer?
The enforcement agency of the PHS Policy
What is OLAW?
The USDA pain classification for studies that induce some pain but use pain-relieving drugs
What is USDA Category D?
The policy that protects you from any discrimination or reprisals from reporting an animal welfare concern
What is the Whistleblower Policy?
The cost to house one animal for one day
What is a per diem rate?
managers assigning less complicated tasks to employees in order to have time for other responsibilities
What is delegation?
the correct order of the 3 research phases for developing a new drug
What is In vitro studies
Preclinical testing
Clinical trials
Then, the data is presented to the FDA
These animals are required to be shipped with a health certificate per the USDA (3 species)
What is dogs, cats, and NHPs?
An example of this 3R is a researcher used fruit flies instead of mice for a study
What is Replacement?
The first step of job planning
What is establishing a list of goals/to-do list?
How long the AWR and the USDA require dog/cat tags to be kept
What is 1 year?
The 3 entities the must be informed if the IACUC suspends a study
USDA, OLAW, AAALAC
The CDC publication that recommends safe practices when working with infectious organisms
What is the BMBL (Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories)?
An example of this is an animal developing a tumor so large that it cannot walk, therefore the decision is made to euthanize it
What is a humane endpoint?
an animal care program as a separate department that serves all the institution's animal care needs and requests
What is a centralized management program?
The AVMA's 3 classifications of euthanasia methods
what is acceptable, acceptable with conditions, and unacceptable?