"RR-03-011, Extramural Research Facilities Construction*

描述（由申请人提供）： 这项提议是杜兰国家灵长类动物研究中心提出的，要求建立一个诊所设施，以支持繁殖计划，目前该计划对近4,000只非人类灵长类动物进行了普查。快速扩展的无特定病原体（SPF）育种计划要求提供最先进的设施，以支持来自该殖民地和其他殖民地的动物的饲养，诊断和治疗。在TNPRC的研究项目中使用的大多数动物都来自繁殖群体。在设计阶段，已经考虑到，以确保该设施将适应未来育种计划的预期增长。 拟议的设施将允许繁殖群体动物的临床护理和住房发生在室外住房设施附近，减轻目前将动物运送到主校区住房区的需求。邻近繁殖群区域建造的临床设施的便利性将使这些动物能够获得更直接的医疗保健。该设施的其他益处包括：提供最先进的笼舍设备和安全措施，根据病毒状态和来源分离动物以支持SPF计划，提供研究和繁殖群体动物的分离，以及提供其他专业临床支持，如X射线照相。除了对TNPRC繁殖计划的好处外，拟议的设施将支持华盛顿国家灵长类动物研究中心（WaNPRC）的繁殖群，这些繁殖群完全位于TNPRC。这些殖民地支持WaNPRC的研究计划。拟议的建设是最近制定的TNPRC设施长期战略计划的一部分。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal is a request by the Tulane National Primate Research Center to construct a clinic facility that will support the breeding programs, which have a current census of close to 4,000 nonhuman primates. The rapidly expanding specific pathogen free (SPF) breeding program requires that state of the art facilities be available to support the housing, diagnosis and treatment of animals originating from this and other colonies. The majority of animals used in research programs at TNPRC are derived from the breeding colony. Consideration has been given, during the design phase, to assure that the facility will accommodate the projected growth of the breeding program well into the future. The proposed facility will allow the clinical care and housing of breeding colony animals to occur adjacent to outdoor housing facilities, alleviating the current need to transport animals to housing areas on the main campus. The convenience of a clinical facility constructed adjacent to the breeding colony area will allow more immediately available health care for these animals. Other benefits of the facility would include, provisions for state of the art caging equipment and security, provisions for separation of animals based on viral status and origin in support of the SPF program, provisions for separation of research and breeding colony animals, and for other specialized clinical support such as radiography. In addition to the benefits to the TNPRC breeding program, the proposed facility will support the Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC) breeding colonies, which are housed entirely at the TNPRC. These colonies support the research program of WaNPRC. The proposed construction is a component of a recently developed long-range strategic plan for facilities at the TNPRC.