ALAT Chapter 2

What year did the United States Congress enact the first federal law for laboratory animal welfare, the Animal Welfare Act (AWA)

• 1934

• 1925

• 1966

• 1972

What does IACUC stand for?

• International Animal Care and Use Committee

• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

• Institutional Animal Care and Use for Company

• International Animal Committee and Usage Company

Who does IACUC report to?

• Attending Veterinarian

• Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare

• IO (Institutional Official)

• PHS

How often do we have IACUC inspections?

• Every 6 months

• Once a year

• Once every 2 years

• Every 3 months

Does APHIS look at the mice or the monkeys?

• Mice

• Monkeys

What are the 2 types of SOPs?

• Regular SOPs and Special SOPs

• Internal SOPs and External SOPs

• Animal SOPs and Cagewash SOPs

• Institutional SOPs and Procedural SOPs

GLPs are regulations that apply to animal and nonanimal research and safety studies funded or reviewed by the _ and the _.

• IACUC and USDA

• USDA and APHIS

• FDA and EPA

• PHS and OLAW

What agency is responsible for enforcing the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS Policy)?

• USDA

• Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)

• FDA

• EPA

Which organization accredits laboratory animal facilities that demonstrate that they are meeting the standards outlined in the Guide and all federal and local regulations?

• IACUC

• USDA

• OLAW

• AAALAC

Using the minimum number of animals that will serve a useful purpose, yet yield statistically sound data and produce scientific benefit demonstrates which 3R's principle?

• Reduction

• Refinement

• Reuse

• Reform