Chapter 6. Laboratory animal facilities Those who use animals for experimental and diagnostic purposes have a moral obligation to take every care to avoid causing them unnecessary pain or suffering. The animals must be provided with comfortable, hygienic housing and adequate wholesome food and water at the end of the experiment they must be dealt with in a humane manner
Chapter 6. Laboratory animal facilities Those who use animals for experimental and diagnostic purposes have a moral obligation to take every care to avoid causing them unnecessary pain or suffering. The animals must be provided with comfortable, hygienic housing and adequate wholesome food and water. At the end of the experiment they must be dealt with in a humane manner
For security reasons, the animal house should be an independent, detached unit. lf it adjoins a laboratory, the design should provide for its isolation from the public parts of the laboratory should such need arise, and for its decontamination and disinfestation
For security reasons, the animal house should be an independent, detached unit. If it adjoins a laboratory, the design should provide for its isolation from the public parts of the laboratory should such need arise, and for its decontamination and disinfestation
Animal facilities, like laboratories, may be designated according to a risk assessment and the risk group of the microorganisms under investigation, as Animal facility Biosafety Level 1, 2 3 or 4
Animal facilities, like laboratories, may be designated according to a risk assessment and the risk group of the microorganisms under investigation, as Animal facility Biosafety Level 1, 2, 3 or 4
With respect to agents to be used in the animal la boratory factors for consideration include 1. The normal route of transmission 2. The volumes and concentrations to be used 3. The route of inoculation 4. Whether and by what route these agents may be excreted排泄
With respect to agents to be used in the animal laboratory, factors for consideration include: 1. The normal route of transmission 2. The volumes and concentrations to be used 3. The route of inoculation 4. Whether and by what route these agents may be excreted排泄
With respect to animals to be used in the animal laboratory, factors for consideration include: 1. The nature of the animals.i.e, their aggressiveness and tendency to bite and scratch 2. Their natural ecto-and endoparasites 3.Thez0 ontic(人畜互传的 diseases to which they are susceptible 4. The possible dissemination(散播) of allergens
With respect to animals to be used in the animal laboratory, factors for consideration include: 1. The nature of the animals, i.e. their aggressiveness and tendency to bite and scratch 2. Their natural ecto- and endoparasites 3. The zoonotic(人畜互传的) diseases to which they are susceptible 4. The possible dissemination(散播) of allergens