click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
VT 2100 Intro
Groups, Standards
Question | Answer |
---|---|
What is the most common Lab animal? | Rats and Mice |
VT/LAT Responsibilities | Prevent Disease & control factors/stressors |
4 types of stressors | Intrinsic Extrinsic Dietary Experimental |
Define Intrinsic stressors | sex, age, genetics |
Define Extrinsic Stressors | Temp, Humididty, Nosie, Light |
Define Dietary Stressors (2) | Quality and Quanity |
Difine Experimental Stressors (3) | Surgery,Restraint, Drugs |
Research is desgined to..... | control all varibles in enviroment |
The goal of research is to.... | Improve knowledge of the process, treatment, and prevention of disease |
Define Basic Research | Use of computer/models Advances knowledge of life process and disease guides/developed applied/clinical research |
Define applied research | uses exiting knowledge Computers, models, tissue & cell cultures |
define clinical research | use of live animals or humans |
Models are based on | ability to mimic responses |
FDA policies on Clinical Research | Care Records Personnel Training Confidentiality procedures |
Steps to Research Design | Initial Question Related Literature Hypothesis Experiment design |
Parts to Experiment design | Methods SOP biomedical model Budget/cost |
S.O.P | Standard Operating Procures Ensure control of all variables except one |
Examples of Private Fundings | Morris Brooks |
Examples of Govermental funding | N.I.H |
Experimental test groups variables are.... | Manipulated |
Controlled Test groups variables are... | Remain consistent |
I.A.C.U.C Stands for..... | International Animal Care & Use Committee |
I.A.C.U.C Purpose | Submit Experimental design to Approves use |
5 Parts of Research Team | P.I LAT ALAT LATg DMB |
A.W.A Stands for... | Animal Welfare Act |
A.W.A purpose | Governs sale, Handling, Transport, and use of animals |
A.W.A Covers what type of animals? | All warm blooded Animals used in Research Except farm, birds, rats/mice, and cold blooded animals |
A.W.A set Standards for | Environment and Behavior Pain Managment |
I.A.C.U.C team members inclue | 5 all together 1 DMV 1 no affiliations 1 Non-scientist (Public Rep) 1 Animal Scientist |
USDA Responsibilities | Enforces and oversees AWA |
APHIS stands for | Animal & Planet Health Inspection Service |
APHIS Responsibilities | Inspections for USDA |
REAC Stands for | Regulatory Enforcement of Animal Care |
REAC Responsibilities | Enforces violations Fines, Suspensions, Closings |
"The Guide" Actually called | The Guide for the Care & use of Labatory Animals |
"The Guide" Covers... | Cage size Training/qualification Husbandry & management Enviroment |
"The Guide" was created by.... | ILAR |
ILAR stands for | Institute for Lab Animal Research |
AVMA Panel of euthanasia can be contraindicated w/ approval from | IACUC |
EPA stands for | Environmental protection Agency |
EPA responsibilities | Remove/ Restrict use of products Protect human health & Enviroment |
CPSA stands for | Consumer Product Safety Commission |
CPSA responsibilities | Regulate Hazordous Products |
NIH stands for | National Institute of Health |
NIH purpose | Suport and Conducts research |
define Intramural Research | Done in own Lab |
define Extramural research | Provide grants to other facilites |
AAALAC stands for | Association for Assessment & Accreditation of Lab Animal Care |
The 3 R's | Reductions Refinement Replacement |
The 3 R's Difine Reduction | Least # of animals needed for goal |
The 3 R's Define Refinement | Procedures that reduce pain, axiety, stress Closest to normal life |
The 3 R's Define Replacement | Use of lower lifeforms or models |
Goal of the 3 R's | Perform more research on inanimate objects |
Define Animal Explotation | Fights, Sport, Property |
Define Animal Use groups | Animals are for our use but not abused |
Examples of Animal use groups | Vet techs, Meat eaters, Breeders |
Define Animal control groups | Enforce/Propose laws to control population |
Examples of Animal control groups | AVMA USDA |
Define Animal Welfare Groups | Promote animal welfare |
Examples of animal welfare groups | ASPCA Shelters |
Define Animal right groups | Animals same rights as humans |
Define Animal Liberation groups | Pets are prisoners |
Example of Animal liberation group | PETA |