The staff of the Animal Welfare Information
Center gratefully acknowledges USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS), Animal Care and the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes
of Health (NIH), Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) for
contributing to the publication of this document. AWIC would like
to thank Carol Wigglesworth, NIH, OLAW, for reviewing this document
and providing helpful comments on its content. We also thank Dr.
Betty Walters and Dr. Jerry DePoyster, USDA, APHIS, Animal Care,
for reviewing the introductory article on IACUCs. Thanks also
go to Laura Bevan, Southeast Regional Office Director, The Humane
Society of the United States, for allowing us to publish information
on disaster planning for animals and to Dr. Mark Matfield of the
European Biomedical Research Association for allowing us to publish
several articles on regulation of research in European countries.
We also thank Dr. Margaret Landi, President, American College
of Laboratory Animal Medicine for allowing us to publish the ACLAM
position paper on veterinary care.
Foreword
Information Resources for Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committees has been produced by the Animal Welfare Information
Center (AWIC) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National
Agricultural Library (NAL) in cooperation with the USDA, APHIS,
Animal Care and the USDHHS, PHS, NIH, Office of Laboratory Animal
Welfare in an effort to provide a comprehensive resource for IACUC's
as they conduct their routine activities, train new members, develop
institutional policies and guidelines, etc.
The material in this publication has been drawn from a number
of reference sources including: databases such as Medline, Agricola,
TOXLINE, NTIS, CAB International; World Wide Web sites; professional
organizations and Federal agencies; and publications and writings
of the Animal Welfare Information Center.
The staff of the Animal Welfare Information Center hope that you
find this publication to be a useful addition to your laboratory
animal resources and welcome any comments for future editions.
How To Use This Document
- This publication is divided into
10 sections: Introduction to Animal Care and Use Committees;
U.S. Government Principles, Regulations, Policies and Guidelines;
Agency Directives for Federal Fund-holders; Professional Guidelines;
World Wide Web Resources; Articles and Bibliographies; Primary
References; Selected Software Providers; Organizations; and an
Appendix.
Introduction to Animal Care
and Use Committees
This article provides an overview of how the IACUC came into being
under the Animal Welfare Act and its primary functions and responsibilities.
U.S. Government Principles,
Regulations, Policies and Guidelines
This section contains pertinent excerpts from the animal welfare
regulations of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), selected
USDA Animal Care Policies, and pertinent excerpts from the Public
Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
and the Public Health Service Guide to the Care and Use of
Laboratory Animals. Web addresses are provided for access
to the full-text of these documents.
Agency Directives for
Federal Fund-holders
Institutions receiving funds or grants from Federal agencies are
generally obligated to agree to abide by certain agency rules
and regulations. These directives are from the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S.
Department of Defense, and the U.S. Public Health Service.
Professional Guidelines
Many professional societies have published guidelines for the
care and use of animals in various disciplines. This section contains
information on how to obtain those guidelines and other useful
information regarding the care and use of animals in research.
World Wide Web Resources
It's the year 2000, what kind of publication would we be if we
didn't list websites. This section lists pertinent government
web sites, clearinghouses, and selected University web pages.
It is not meant to be a comprehensive listing but to get you to
sites that provide pertinent resources.
Articles and Bibliographies
The primary section of this publication consists of 19 subsections
broken out by various topics. Most subsections are introduced
by AWIC Newsletter articles, excerpts from Federal policies, regulations,
or guidelines, or information generously provided by other organizations.
The reference section for each article may or may not overlap
with citations in the bibliographic portion of each subsection.
Immediately following the article(s) is a comprehensive bibliography
containing citations that are arranged alphabetically according
to the last name of the primary author. Each entry also contains
descriptors and the NAL call number if the particular source is
available at the National Agricultural Library (NAL). If the full-text
of the article/resource is available on the WWW, the URL is provided.
At the end of each subsection are listings of World Wide Web sites
that will provide additional information on the topic.
Primary References
This section lists useful textbooks, formularies, conference proceedings,
laws, etc. that should be useful references for members of the
IACUC.
Selected Software
Providers
A short listing of companies providing software to assist in the
management of protocols, animal care programs, laboratory research,
or to help with veterinary care.
Organizations
There are many organizations that produce extremely useful materials
for their members and other interested parties. In this section,
organized by world regions, you will find information on how to
contact these organizations via a variety of electronic means
and that old standby, the postal service. You will also find World
Wide Web addresses for those organizations that have posted homepages
on the Web. However, readers are cautioned that because the WWW
is a very dynamic media, these addresses may change. You will
also find information on the type of organization, the resources
or services offered, requestor priority, and fees (if any).
APPENDIX - Department
of Defense Animal Use Protocol Form
The animal research protocol form that is used by research institutions
of the U.S. Department of Defense.
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National Agricultural Library Cataloging Record:
Information resources for Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees.
(AWIC resource series ; no. 7)
1. Animal welfare--Information resources. 2. Laboratory animals--Information
resources.
I. Allen, Tim (John Timothy), 1953- II. Kreger, Michael D.
aHV4701.A94 no.7
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