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Since its establishment by USDA regulation in the mid-1980s, the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) has evolved as the premier instrument of animal welfare oversight within research institutions in the United States. By addressing questions and problems that often confront institutions, The IACUC Handbook, Second Edition provides accurate, succinct answers. It features comprehensive updates for all pertinent federal laws, regulations, and policies. It also contains an expanded survey of IACUC practices from institutions around the nation. With accessible information, this new editionprovides a foundation for those attempting to understand and implement the many and varied responsibilities of these committees.
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Pursuant to regulations and guidelines issued by the National Institutes of Health and the US Department of Agriculture, laboratory research and other facilities established Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs) responsible for overseeing their institution's animal program, facilities, and procedures. In this handbook, Silverman (animal medicine and pathology, U. of Massachusetts Medical School), Suckow (director, Freimann Life Science Center, U. of Notre Dame), and Murthy (medicine, Drexel U.) present 30 chapters that provide members of IACUCs with information pertinent to carrying out their responsibilities. Topics include committee composition and roles, frequency and conduct of meetings, IACUC protocols from submission to review, justification for use of animals, animal acquisition and disposition, housing and use sites, pain and distress, euthanasia, surgery, diseases, occupational health and safety, personnel training, facility inspection, assessment of veterinary care, animal mistreatment and protocol noncompliance, and monitoring. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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