title: Defining the Animal Care and Use Program.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53706, USA. sandgren@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu
authors.forename: Eric P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Sandgren
mesh_terms: 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*