Animal Health and Welfare Core

项目总结(见说明)： 动物健康和福利核心(AHWC)负责接收、认证和饲养被送往范德比尔特用于代谢表型鉴定的小鼠。AHWC是范德比尔特动物保育部和VMMPC之间的接口。这一核心的责任和服务对于VMMPC在非应激、健康的小鼠身上进行良好的受控实验至关重要。该中心的总体目标是促进小鼠在糖尿病、肥胖症和相关研究中的使用，确保遵守并实施和维持与中心使用率相适应的健康和菌落数量。具体地说，该核心负责1)接收和记录入境小鼠，2)分配和监督检疫程序，3)提供日常饲养，4)提供兽医护理和支持，5)进行病理评估，以及6)执行和维持任何特定的饮食要求。

PROJECT SUMMARY (See instructions): The Animal Health and Welfare Core (AHWC) is responsible for receipt, certification, and husbandry of mice that are sent to Vanderbilt for the purpose of metabolic phenotyping. The AHWC is the interface between the Vanderbilt Division of Animal Care and the VMMPC. The responsibilites and services ofthis core are critical for the VMMPC to perform well-controlled experiments in non-stressed, healthy mice. The overall objective of the core is to facilitate the use of mice in diabetes, obesity and related research, ensure compliance and implement and maintain the health and colony numbers appropriate to the rate of center usage. Specifically the core is responsible for 1) receipt and documentation of incoming mice, 2) assignment and oversight of quarantine procedures, 3) provision of day-to-day husbandry, 4) provision of veterinary care and support, 5) performance of pathological assessments, and 6) implementation and maintenance of any specific dietary requirements.