What do the 3 R's stand for?- - answer Refine, Reduce, Replace
What does AAALAC stand for? - answer Association for Assessment and Accreditation
of Laboratory Animal Care, International.
What does AAALAC stand for? - answer Association for Assessment and Accreditation
of Laboratory Animal Care, International.
What does IACUC stand for? - answer Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
IACUC's are mandated by which documents? - answer AWA and PHS policy
At what level of government do these documents exist" federal, state, city, or
institutional? - answer Federal
What is the minimum composition of an IACUC according to AWA (Animal Welfare Act)
& Regs? - answer3 people (Chair Person, Vet with experience in lab medicine, a
community member not affiliated with the institution.
What is the minimum composition of an IACUC according to PHS (Public Health
Service) Policy? - answer5 people (chair person, veterinarian, and scientist with animal
research experience, nonscientist, and community member not affiliated with the
institution.
How frequently must PI's review and/or update their animal use protocols? -
answerAnnually
What is the frequency that PI's must apply for continuation of or renew a research
protocol? - answerEvery 3 years
What does PAM stand for? - answerPost Approval Monitoring (As a requirement of the
AWA and PHS, the goal of the PAM program is to ensure IACUC approved procedures
are being followed.
The USDA requires the tags of what animal be retained for one year? - answerCats and
Dogs only
What species are exempt from the Animal Welfare Act? - answerCold- blooded species,
birds, mice, rats, farm animals used for (food, fiber, nutrition, breeding), and horses not
used for research.
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