Developing and Improving the Institutional Animal Care Facility

描述(由申请者提供)：Meharry动物资源项目的使命是为研究动物提供人道关怀，高效地为研究人员服务，并遵守所有监管和认证机构的标准。我们的长期目标是扩大我们的动物护理设施(ACF)和该计划，为研究人员提供一个现代动物研究设施，满足他们的研究需求。本申请的具体目标是： 1)安装自动浇水系统。 2)扩大啮齿动物住房能力。 3)修补混凝土楼板裂缝。 4)更换排水栅；改善排水；改善234B室；完成杂项升级。 该学院在2005年对其基础科学系进行了广泛的重组，强调了四个方面 研究重点：1)癌症；2)妇女健康；3)艾滋病毒/艾滋病；4)大脑和行为。因此，对ACF提出了更复杂的服务要求。自2004年以来， 繁殖群体从1个增加到6个。从约翰斯招募艾滋病毒调查员 霍普金斯大学在2005年增加了对障碍住房的需求，而其他人雇用的罕见突变人需要特殊的饲养。ACF的工作人员增加了一名兽医和两名动物护理技术员；本申请所要求的改进旨在提供补充设施和设备。具体地说，我们计划将自动浇水从大型动物房间扩展到啮齿类动物房间；增加通风机架以维持繁殖群体；升级设施地板以消除影响卫生的裂缝，并完成额外的升级。申请将帮助我们提供最先进的设施，并满足监管/合规要求。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The mission of Meharry's animal resource program is to furnish humane care for research animals, serve investigators efficiently, and comply with the standards of all regulatory and accrediting agencies. Our long-term goal is to expand our Animal Care Facility (ACF) and the program to provide investigators with a modern animal research facility that will serve their research needs. The specific aims of this application are: 1) To install automatic watering system. 2) To expand the rodent housing capabilities. 3) To correct cracks in the concrete flooring. 4) To replace drain grates; improve drainage; improve room 234B; complete miscellaneous upgrades. The college extensively reorganized its basic science departments in 2005 to emphasize four research foci: 1) Cancer; 2) Women's Health; 3) HIV/AIDS; and 4) Brain and Behavior. As a consequence, more sophisticated services have been demanded of the ACF. Since 2004, breeding colonies have increased from one to six. Recruitment of HIV investigators from Johns Hopkins in 2005 increased the demand for barrier housing, while rare mutants employed by others require special husbandry. The ACF staff has expanded by one veterinarian and two animal care technicians; the improvements requested in this application are directed at providing complementary facilities and equipment. Specifically, we plan to extend automatic watering from the large animal rooms to rodent rooms; add ventilated racks to maintain breeding colonies; upgrade the facility floors to eliminate cracks that compromise sanitation and complete additional upgrades. Application requests will help us provide state-of-the-art facilities and meet regulatory/ compliance requirements.