Laboratory Animal Medicine Flashcards

Flashcards on Laboratory Animal Medicine

Biomedical Research

Improved human and animal lives, provided knowledge to prevent, treat, and cure illnesses, extended lives of pets and humans, and improved agriculture and mental health.

Laboratory Animal Science (LAS)

Scientific and technical information and techniques applied to laboratory animal care, governed by regulations, policies, and guidelines.

Laboratory Animal

Any animal used in research, teaching, or testing.

Animal Welfare Act (AWA) coverage

Does not include rats, mice, birds, and fish, although they are protected under other regulations.

APHIS

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service oversees the use of animals in research and compiles data on the number of animals used each year.

Most used Research Animals

~95% of research animals are rats & mice with mice be the most used and rats coming in second.Guinea pigs are the most commonly used laboratory animal (23% of the total animals used that were not rats or mice in 2019)

USDA

United States Department of Agriculture, the federal agency responsible for administering and enforcing the Animal Welfare Act (AWA).

AAALAC

Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, a private nonprofit organization that establishes standards of excellence for research facilities.

ACLAM

American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine, a specialty board of the AVMA setting standards for Laboratory Animal Medicine for Veterinarians.

ILAR

Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, provides institutional guidelines for care and use of laboratory animals and writes the 'Guide'.

AALAS

American Association of Laboratory Animal Science, promotes humane care and use of laboratory animals, establishes standards and licensure of lab animal personnel.

ALAT Training Manual

Written by (AALAS) American Association for Laboratory Animal Science which sets standards for the care of, use and study of laboratory animals

The 3 R's

Reduction, Refinement, Replacement: reduce # animals used, refine procedures to minimize stress or pain, use cell, tissue culture or models as alternatives.