IMPROVING INSTITUTIONAL ANIMAL CARE FACILITIES

这一设施改善提案将使UMAB能够承担许多 需要翻新，维护和更换故障 维持高质量动物护理所需的设备， 由PHS和其他机构资助的研究。 马里兰州大学 位于巴尔的摩（UMAB），是马里兰州大学的一个独立校区 系统 涉及动物研究的年度研究经费超额 2500万美元。 超过132名首席研究员使用超过26，000只动物 并保持平均每天约5 000人的人口普查 研究动物 UMAB的兽医资源部门运营着一个集中的 动物资源计划，提供动物订购，饲养， 动物研究设施的管理和卫生保健， 由AAALAC认证。 这项提案的目的是为了满足我们的长期需求， 确保人道使用和照顾动物的目标。 为了实现这一 目标，需要进行翻新和维修，以纠正所述缺陷 美国农业部和AAALAC;需要额外的动物房来容纳 由于更多的调查人员， 扩大NIH对需要动物的研究的资助。 的空间 只有通过翻新以更有效地利用空间才能满足需求， 确定扩展空间。 沿着动物数量的增加 需要额外的笼子，这是相当重要的， 更换一个陈旧的笼式垫圈，该垫圈运行效率低， 在NIH的资助下， 支持我们可以纠正目前的不足之处，并开始满足 不断增加的动物数量

This proposal for facilities improvement will enable UMAB to undertake much needed renovations, maintenance, and replacement of malfunctioning equipment needed to maintain high quality animal care in support of research funded by PHS and from other agencies. The University of Maryland at Baltimore (UMAB), is a separate campus under the University of Maryland System. The annual research funding involving animal research is in excess of $25 million. Over 132 Principal Investigators use over 26,000 animals per annum and maintain an average daily census of approximately 5,000 research animals. Veterinary Resources at UMAB operates a centralized animal resources program which provides animal ordering, husbandry, management and health care for animal research in facilities are fully accredited by AAALAC. The aims of this proposal are to meet our long term goals of ensuring humane use and care of animals. To accomplish this objective, renovations and repairs are needed to correct deficiencies cited by the USDA and AAALAC; additional animal rooms are needed to accommodate the increasing census being generated by additional investigators and expanding NIH grant support for research that requires animals. The space needs can only be met by renovations to use space more efficiently, and identify space for expansion. Along with the increased numbers of animals is a requirement for additional cages, and of considerable importance, replacement of an obsolete cage washer which is operating inefficiently and is prohibitively expensive in annual maintenance costs with NIH grant support we can rectify current inadequacies and begin to meet the needs of an increasing animal census.