Defining the Animal Care and Use Program.
An effective Animal Care and Use Program is critical to an institution's ability to ensure that animal research is conducted humanely and follows all applicable regulations and guidelines; however, no straightforward definition of the fundamentals of such a Program now exists. The author provides a global view of the key programmatic components, which can be used to improve existing programs or implement new programs.
Sandgren
Eric P
EP
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53706, USA. sandgren@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu
D035661:Animal Care Committees; D000827:Animal Welfare / Q000592:standards*; D000818:Animals; D006799:Housing, Animal / Q000592:standards; D007756:Laboratory Animal Science / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel / Q000193:education*; D016272:Occupational Health; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*