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ALAT Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Laboratory Animal Science is all aspects of animal care including: | husbandry, nutrition, behavior, health, production and management of laboratory animals |
| Laboratory animal science has existed since the... | 1950's |
| AALAS stands for... | American Association for Laboratory Animal Science |
| ACP stands for... | Animal Care Panel |
| The Animal Care Panel was formed in ____ by _____ | 1950, Dr. Nathan Brewer/veterinarians |
| ACP became AALAS in... | 1967 |
| Two AALAS journals | JAALAS (Journal of the American Association for laboratory animal science)/ Comparative Medicine |
| AAALAC stands for... | Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care |
| AAALAC was formed in... | 1965 |
| NABR stands for... | National Association for Biomedical Research |
| AVMA stands for... | American Veterinary Medical Association |
| ACLAM stands for... | American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine |
| PETA stands for... | People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals |
| Regulatory guidelines are set by these three organizations | Public health service, PHS/ National INstitutes of Health, NIH/ United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
| The three R's are... | Replacement, Refinement, Reduction, |
| Replacement | using cells of tissue cultures or mathematical models |
| Refinement | minimize stress or pain to the animal |
| Reduction | limit the number of animals used |