ANIMAL RESOURCE IMPROVEMENT GRANT

本申请中要求的资金将用于翻新 中央笼清洗区，以满足护理指南的标准， 使用动物。 为了实现这些目标，整个洗手间环境必须 翻新、更换或翻新旧设备以及清洗区 改善通风系统，以保护动物护理人员免受 在炎热潮湿的环境中存在的潜在健康危害 动物护理清洗区。 伴随着俄勒冈州健康科学大学的快速发展 是不断完善中央罐洗支架的要求， 新技术领域。 动物护理部在以下地点设有中心实验室设施： 俄勒冈州健康科学大学校园和一个178英亩的农场附近 俄勒冈州的希尔斯伯勒。动物护理机构获得AAALAC认证; 然而，26岁的设施需要不断翻新， 充分维持动物护理标准， 实验动物的护理和使用指南。 43，000平方英尺动物护理设施分为五个主要的动物 护理部门。1)中央设施的二楼住着啮齿动物 （2）第一层的中央设施的房子大 羊、狗、猪、猴等动物; 3）校园检疫 在大学农场的设施房子狗，猫，豚鼠，和新生儿 4）牙科学校的房子狗，猫，兔子，大鼠和小鼠;和 5)Vollum研究所饲养大鼠、小鼠、猴子、兔子和鱼。 随着目前正在建造的两个新研究所的增加， 校园（凯西眼科研究所和中心的职业和 环境毒理学），要求清洗室区域支持 新增10，000平方米英尺学校里的动物护理空间 本应用的长期目标是更新网箱清洗 提供足够的设备和工作环境， 都符合标准，并提供一个舒适和安全的 为动物护理人员今后的工作创造环境。

The funds requested in this application will be used to renovate the central cage wash area to meet the standards of the Guide for the Care and Use of Animals. To accomplish these goals, the entire wash room environment must be renovated, old equipment replaced or renovated, and the wash area ventilation system improved to protect the animal care personnel from potential health hazards that exist in the hot moist environment of the animal care wash area. Associated with the rapid growth of the Oregon Health Sciences University is the requirement to continually improve the central cage washing support area with new technology. The Department of Animal Care operates a central laboratory facility at the Oregon Health Sciences University campus and a 178 acre farm near Hillsboro, Oregon. The animal care facilities are AAALAC accredited; however, the twenty-six year old facility requires continual renovation, to adequately maintain the standards of animal care that are described in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. The 43,000 sq.ft. Animal Care Facility is divided into five major animal care sections. 1) The second floor of the central facility houses rodents and rabbits; 2) the first floor of the central facility houses large animals such as sheep, dogs, pigs, and monkeys; 3) the campus quarantine facility at the University Farm houses dogs, cats, guinea pigs, and newborn lambs; 4) the Dental School houses dogs, cats, rabbits, rats, and mice; and 5) the Vollum Institute houses rats, mice, monkeys, rabbits, and fish. With the addition of two new institutes presently being constructed on campus (Casey Eye Institute and the Center for Research in Occupational and Environmental Toxicology) the wash room area will be required to support an additional 10,000 sq. ft. of animal care space on campus next year. The long term objective of this application is to renovate the cage washing area; so that it provides adequate equipment and working environment to both meet the standards of the and provide a comfortable and safe environment for the animal care personnel to work in the future.