COMPLETION OF A CENTRALIZED ANIMAL CARE PROGRAM

为了完成正在进行的全面的 集中化和数百万美元的翻新和扩建 TUSVM的实验动物设施和计划，最先进的6,000 平方。英国《金融时报》啮齿动物和兔子收容所，包括生物围栏 套房、外科套房、手术室、笼子消毒区和 隔离/隔离套房，正在通过翻新地面来开发 20号楼的一层。这个设施是由专门的改进型连接的 通往另外两个毗邻的实验动物设施和 将为10,000平方米提供服务英国《金融时报》新的研究实验室空间以及 获得AAVLD认证的全方位服务塔夫茨兽医诊断实验室。vt.在.的基础上 这个设施的建成，所有的治疗支持向量机实验室和研究 动物饲养设施将集中在这一核心位置 TUSVM中新英格兰校区，并将允许TUSVM消除 使用所有剩余的订约卫星设施和半便携式 拖车。它还将使治疗用药支持向量机成为最好的第五名- 资助全国兽医学校，继续扩大研究 目前正以每年35%的速度增长的努力，并确立了自己 作为新英格兰生物医学中心的转基因动物研究中心 社区。 正在申请资金，以支付总成本的一部分 20号楼一楼空间改建为实验动物 通过分担1)升级暖通空调系统和2) 用无缝浇注的环氧树脂地板改善地板表面，并降低成本- 分摊购买1)直通式高真空蒸汽灭菌器，2) 高效空气过滤器层流气流工作站和废物管理设备 3)动物收容所设备。此外，我们要求资金分享 在毗邻的21号楼安装洗碗机的成本 设计建设的设备洁净室，服务于 整个核心研究动物设施。 TUSVM最近(1989年11月)获得了AAALAC的全面认证 作为塔夫茨-新英格兰医疗中心公司计划的一部分。 然而，T-NEMC的目标不同于TUSVM，以及他们的所有设施 位于波士顿(距离TUSVM Central New 50英里 英格兰校区)。因此，在这一设施建成后， 合并治疗支持向量机计划，我们计划获得单独的AAALAC 认证和美国农业部执照。

In order to complete the final major phase of an ongoing comprehensive centralization and multimillion dollar renovation and expansion of the TUSVM's laboratory animal facilities and program, a state-of-the-art 6,000 sq. ft. rodent and rabbit housing facility, including a biocontainment suite, surgical suite, procedure rooms, cage sanitization area and a quarantine/isolation suite, is being developed by renovating the ground floor of Building 20. This facility is connected by dedicated improved interior corridors to two other adjoining laboratory animal facilities and will service 10,000 sq. ft. of new research laboratory space as well as the full-service AAVLD-accredited Tufts Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. Upon completion of this facility, all of the TUSVM laboratories and research animal holding facilities will be consolidated at this core location on the TUSVM Central New England Campus and will allow the TUSVM to eliminate the use of all remaining contracted satellite facilities and semi-portable trailers. It will also enable the TUSVM, the fifth best extramurally- funded veterinary school in the nation, to continue to expand its research efforts which are currently growing at 35% per year, and establish itself as the transgenic animal research center for the New England biomedical community. Funds are being requested to defray a portion of the costs of total renovation of Building 20 ground floor space into a laboratory animal facility by sharing the cost of 1) upgrading the HVAC system and 2) improving the floor surfaces with a seamless poured epoxy floor, and cost- sharing the purchase of 1) a pass-through high-vacuum steam sterilizer, 2) HEPA-filtered laminar airflow workstations and waste management equipment and 3) animal housing equipment. In addition, we request funds to share the cost of a rackwasher to be located in the adjoining Building 21 equipment sanitization room designed and constructed in 1989 to service the entire core research animal facility. The TUSVM has recently (November 1989) received full AAALAC accreditation as a component of the Tufts-New England Medical Center, Inc. program. However, T-NEMC goals differ from the TUSVM, and all of their facilities are located in Boston (over 50 miles away from the TUSVM Central New England Campus). Therefore, upon completion of this facility, and the consolidation of the TUSVM program, we plan to obtain separate AAALAC accreditation and USDA licensure.