ANIMAL HEALTH CORE

动物健康和福利核心(AHWC)负责接收、认证和饲养老鼠 被送往范德比尔特进行代谢表型鉴定。AHWC是以下各项之间的接口 范德比尔特动物保育部和VMMPC。这个核心的职责和服务是 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。整体而言 目的的核心是方便利用小鼠进行糖尿病、肥胖等相关研究，确保 遵守并执行并维护与中心比率相适应的健康和菌落数量 用法。具体地说，核心负责1)接收和记录到来的MICE，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)为小鼠的饲养、护理和断奶提供服务，6)履行 病理评估，以及7)实施和维护任何特定的饮食要求。

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 of this 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) provision of services for the breeding, care and weaning of mice, 6) performance of pathological assessments, and 7) implementation and maintenance of any specific dietary requirements.