IMPROVEMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL ANIMAL RESOURCE

比较医学系有重要的 在教学和研究领域的责任，但它的 首要责任是它的服务角色。服务目标是 为所有研究和教学提供全面支持 涉及动物的项目。当务之急是确保 所有的动物都是健康的，妥善和人道的住所， 关心。 圣路易斯大学已投入大量资源用于 在过去的几年里升级了动物护理计划 并已通过AAALAC认证。然而，迅速的 不断变化的技术和监管形势要求我们 继续大幅改善我们的设施，并 程序。 本文件中要求的翻新和笼养设备 应用程序将使我们能够满足实验室的需要 动物和我们的研究人员在接下来的几年里。这个 外科和临床病理设备将使我们能够极大地 增强我们的外科、动物健康和手术后/重症监护 关爱计划。病理学和微生物学设备将 使我们能够提供更全面的产后诊断 服务以及增强我们的生前诊断 具备微生物学和血清学方面的能力。 所有的翻新和设备都将补充 现有的设施和设备以及专业和 技术人员以一种旨在提供计划的方式 圣路易斯大学教员模范动物护理和使用 大学。

The Department of Comparative Medicine has important responsibilities in the areas of teaching and research, but its primary responsibility is its service role. The service objective is to provide comprehensive support for all research and teaching projects involving animals. The highest priority is to insure that all animals are healthy, and properly and humanely housed and care for. St. Louis University has committed substantial resources to upgrading its program of animal care over the past several years and has achieved AAALAC Accreditation. However, the rapidly changing technologic and regulatory situation demands that we continue to make substantial improvements in our facilities and programs. The renovations and caging equipment requested in this application will enable us to meet the needs of the laboratory animals and our investigators for the next several years. The surgical and clinical pathology equipment will allow us to greatly enhance our surgical, animal health, and post-operative/intensive care programs. The pathology and microbiology equipment will allow us to provide more comprehensive post mortum diagnostic services as well as enhancing our antemortum diagnostic capabilities in microbiology and serology. All of the renovations and equipment will complement the existing facilities and equipment and the professional and technical staff in a manner designed to provide a program of exemplory animal care and use for the faculty of St. Louis University.