Developing and Improving Institutional Animal Resources

开发和改善机构动物资源

• 批准号: 6906095
• 负责人: Lauretta W. Gerrity
• 金额: $ 65万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-05-10 至 2007-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6906095
• 关键词: animal care; animal colony; biohazard control; biomedical equipment purchase; biomedical equipment safety; biomedical facility; building /facility design /renovation; laboratory mouse; occupational health /safety; veterinary medicine

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal will contribute to the achievement of our mission of providing and maintaining consistently high quality, healthy animals for UAB research, testing and teaching programs, assuring care of animals consistent with the standards of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, and providing a safe and healthy workplace for personnel who use or care for animals. Two of the autoclaves and the automatic bedding dispenser will be used in our second oldest facilities, which houses over 25% of the mouse populations on campus and support the animal research activities of more than 40 PHS-funded investigators. The third autoclave will facilitiate decontamination of equipment used in a separate, small containment facility. Demand for this facility for Animal Biosafety Level 2 and 3 studies is increasing. The ventilated cages systems will allow us to improve animal and personnel protection while more efficiently accomodating the growing population of mice. The equipment for which support is being requested also will help us make improvements suggested by AAALAC International, correct deficiencies identified by our Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, and prepare for the anticipated increase in the use of hazardous agents in response to the biodefense research initiative.

描述（由申请人提供）： 该提案将有助于实现我们的使命，即提供和维持始终如一的高质量，健康的动物，以进行UAB研究，测试和教学计划，确保与照料和使用实验室动物的指南一致的动物的护理，并为对动物使用或护理动物的人员提供安全健康的工作场所。我们第二古老的设施将使用两个高压灭菌和自动床上用品分配器，该设施容纳了校园中25％以上的小鼠人群，并支持40多个PHS资助的研究人员的动物研究活动。第三个高压釜将促进对单独的小型遏制设施中使用的设备进行净化。对动物生物安全2级和3级研究的这种设施的需求正在增加。通风的笼子系统将使我们能够改善动物和人事保护，同时更有效地适应不断增长的小鼠人群。要求提供支持的设备也将帮助我们改进AAAALAC国际，正确的缺陷，由机构动物护理和使用委员会确定，并为预期使用有害代理商在生物幻想研究计划中的使用预期增加。