ANIMAL RESOURCES IMPROVEMENT

该提案要求提供支助，以部分资助改进 俄亥俄州大学动物资源项目。俄亥俄州大学致力于 根据NIH指南维持动物护理标准 实验动物护理和使用指南中所列， 获得AAALAC对其动物设施的认证。部分供资 为实现这一目标，要求对下列项目进行审查：1.）此外 一个洗笼机到心理单元，让该单位，以满足 NTH实验动物护理和使用指南的建议 并允许更多地使用该设施，2.）安装一个 标准化的，校园范围内的动物设施安全系统， 确保实验动物、员工和研究的安全， 进行，3.）更换不合规格的焚化炉， 根据EPA和NIH处理生物危害材料 部分资金用于购买新的禽笼， 目前使用的笼形结构严重恶化，因此， 符合NIH和USDA指南，以及5.）资金 翻新动物园的几个房间， 还要求将动物安置在可用的空间内。

This proposal requests support to partially fund improvements for the Animal Resources Program at Ohio University. Ohio University is dedicated to maintaining standards of animal care in accordance with NIH guidelines as listed in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and to achieving AAALAC accreditation for its animal facilities. Partial funding for the following items is requested in pursuit of that goal: 1.) Addition of a cagewasher to the Psychology unit to allow that unit to meet the recommendations of the NTH Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and to allow greater use of that facility, 2.) The installation of a standardized, campus wide security system for the animal facilities to insure the safety of laboratory animals, employees and research being conducted, 3.) Replacement of a substandard incinerator to facilitate handling of biohazardous materials in accordance with EPA and NIH standards, Partial funding for purchase of new avian caging to replace badly deteriorated caging currently in use and therefore bring this section into compliance with NIH and USDA guidelines, and 5.) Funding for renovation of several rooms in the Zoology Animal Facility to convert them into usable animal holding space is also requested.