Organization Diagram
This is an organizational diagram of a typical educational institution.
Administration and Organization
General Information
A laboratory animal facility is any system of housing and care that permits animals to grow, mature, reproduce, and behave normally and to be maintained in physical comfort and good health. Proper management of an animal laboratory facility depends on many subjective and objective factors that interact differently in different institutions. Well-trained and motivated personnel can ensure high quality care, even in the presence of deficiencies in the physical plant or housing equipment.
The Essentials of Proper Management Include:
- Environmental control
- Genetic control
- Welfare of the animals for validity of data
- Health and safety of animal care personnel
What are the major concerns today in Animal Husbandry?
- By far the emphasis today is preventative health management which includes:
- General Husbandry
- Circumstances or factors predisposing animals to disease
- Methods of facility sanitation
This site attempts to cover some of the concerns of operating an animal laboratory.
University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
The university is committed to compliance with the National
Institutes of Health “Principles for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals,” “The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals,” the “Guide for the Care and Use of Agriculture Animals in Agriculture Research and Teaching,” the provisions of the Animal Welfare Act, and the Good Laboratories Practice Act. To ensure institutional compliance, the university established an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) to review activities involving the use of vertebrate animals for research, teaching, production, demonstration, or other use. Protocols for proposed activities will be submitted on the proper form to the IACUC and must be approved by the IACUC prior to animal acquisition and initiation of the activity. The committee will review proposed protocols and procedures involving the use of vertebrate animals in accordance
with the Public Health Service Policy, federal law and institutional guidelines, whether the proposed activity is to be funded or not.
Active members must include a veterinarian, a scientific researcher, a non-scientific member, and a non-related community member.
Active Roster IACUC
Policies and Procedures on the Use of Animals
Policies and procedures on the use of animals are defined in the IACUC compliance manual.
