Animal Health and Welfare

动物健康和福利核心(AHWC)负责接收、认证和 饲养被送往范德比尔特用于代谢表型鉴定的小鼠。这个 AHWC是动物保育部和范德比尔特中心之间的接口 肥胖和糖尿病活体模型(VMPMOD)的代谢表型分析责任 此核心的服务对于VMPMOD在以下方面执行良好控制的实验至关重要 没有压力，健康的小鼠。核心的总体目标是促进鼠标在 糖尿病、肥胖症和相关研究，确保遵守并维护健康和群体 与中心使用率相适应的数字。具体来说，核心负责1) 接收和记录入境老鼠，2)分配和监督检疫 程序，3)提供日常饲养，4)提供兽医护理和支持，5) 病理评估的执行，以及6)实施和维护任何 具体的饮食要求。

The Animal Health and Welfare Core (AHWC) is responsible for receipt, certification, and husbandry of mice that are sent to Vanderbilt for the purpose of metabolic phenotyping. The AHWC is the interface between the Division of Animal Care and the Vanderbilt Center for Metabolic Phenotyping in Live Models of Obesity and Diabetes (VMPMOD). The responsibilities and services of this Core are critical for the VMPMOD to perform well-controlled experiments in non-stressed, healthy mice. The overall objective of the core is to facilitate the use of mice in diabetes, obesity, and related research, ensure compliance and maintain the health and colony numbers appropriate to the rate of center usage. Specifically, the Core is responsible for 1) receipt and documentation of incoming mice, 2) assignment and oversight of quarantine procedures, 3) provision of day-to-day husbandry, 4) provision of veterinary care and support, 5) performance of pathological assessments, and 6) implementation and maintenance of any specific dietary requirements.