Chapter 2: Policies, Guidlines, And Regulations In Animal Research Flashcards
True or False
The USDA requires that common laboratory rodents are shipped with a health certificate
False
One must accompany a dog, cat, or nonhuman primate
True or False
Specific state regulations on the sale and shipment of dogs exist because of distemper vaccination requirements
False
Regulations exist because of rabies vaccination requirements
The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (the guide) is an important source of information on animal care and use program management and is endorsed by the text Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) International as one of its standards for the accreditation of laboratory animal programs
True
Who registers institutions using species covered by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA)
USDA
Who requires compliance with the Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs)
FDA
Who describes what a facility must do to comply with the Animal Welfare Act (AWA)
AWR
Who publishes the Policy on the Humane Vare and Use of Laboratory Animals
PHS
Who provides peer evaluation of animal care and use programs
AAALAC
According to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Guidelines on Euthanasia, what step must be taken before and animal carcass disposal?
Death must be confirmed
A _____ _______ includes the animals or any other entity that is administered a substance.
Test system
The ________ __________ is the person responsible for all aspects of a study.
Study director
The ___________ ____________ ____________ audits studies to ensure compliance with GLPs.
Quality assurance unit
The ________ _________ __________ is a detailed description of a procedure to be performed. These help to ensure standardization of procedures.
Standard operation procedure
The observations, measurements, and specimens related to a study are called the ________ ________.
Raw data
The two federal agencies that require compliance with the GLPs are the _________ and the ________.
Environmental protection agency
Food and drug administration
How many biosafety levels are described in the Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL)?
4 1- BSL-1 2- BSL-2 3- BSL-3 4- BSL-4
The word ______ is used in the Guide to describe aspects of a program that are essential or imperative to humane care and use of laboratory animals.
Must
The word ______ is used in the Guide to describe aspects of a program that are strong recommendations to achieve a goal.
Should
Which document is used by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) and the United States Depratment of Agriculture (USDA) when inspecting agricultural animals used in biomedical research?
Guide for the care and use of agricultural animals I research and teaching
What type of animals are covered in Appendix II of the Convention on International trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)?
Species that are likely to become endangered