IMPROVEMENT OF ANIMAL RESOURCES

改善动物资源

• 批准号: 6602267
• 负责人: DONALD B CASEBOLT
• 金额: $ 70万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-02-01 至 2005-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6602267
• 关键词: animal care; animal colony; biomedical equipment purchase; building /facility design /renovation

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is an application to renovate the animal housing facilities in the Elaine Stevely Hoffman Medical Research Center (HMRC) on the Health Sciences Campus of the USC. The specific aims of the renovation plan as detailed in this application include the following: 1) To significantly improve the ability to provide adequate animal care to large animal species such as dogs and swine, and to greatly increase the capacity for housing these species. Room sanitation, social and behavioral conditions for the animals, and employee health and safety would all improve dramatically. 2) To provide a bulk sterilizer in the cage wash area of this facility to provide for improved housing under barrier conditions for expanding populations of mice. 3) To provide an emergency standby power generator to the ventilation system, freight elevator, and emergency lighting for the facility. 4) To improve the animal necropsy and surgery areas of the facility. 5) To use the renovated facility as part of an overall plan for improved and centralized animal facilities at the University. There are specific architectural plans and a systematic approach to implementation of a facility renovation that will help for future growth in biomedical research at the USC. The renovated facility will fully meet the requirements of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulations, and all other relevant regulations. There is a commitment from the USC administration for matching funds to this application, demonstrating the overall support of the University for the animal care and use program.

描述（由申请人提供）： 这是一份申请，旨在翻新南加州大学健康科学校区Elaine Stevely霍夫曼医学研究中心（HMRC）的动物饲养设施。 本申请中详述的改造计划的具体目标包括以下内容：1）显著提高为大型动物物种（例如狗和猪）提供足够的动物护理的能力，并大大增加容纳这些物种的容量。 房间卫生，动物的社会和行为条件，以及员工的健康和安全都将大大改善。 2)在该机构的笼清洗区提供散装灭菌器，以在屏障条件下提供改善的圈养条件，以扩大小鼠种群。 3)为设施的通风系统、货梯和应急照明提供应急备用发电机。 4)改善机构的动物尸检和手术区域。 5)使用翻新的设施作为改善和集中在大学动物设施的整体计划的一部分。 有具体的建筑计划和系统的方法来实施设施改造，这将有助于南加州大学生物医学研究的未来增长。 翻新后的设施将完全符合实验动物护理和使用指南、美国农业部（USDA）法规和所有其他相关法规的要求。 南加州大学行政部门承诺为该申请提供配套资金，这表明了该大学对动物护理和使用计划的整体支持。