Veterinary Services
Veterinary Services is an accredited, independent unit in the College of Medicine. Its broad responsibilities are to provide professional and technical animal care services; instruction and training in the principles and methods of animal experimentation; and to conduct research in laboratory animal medicine.
Professional and Technical Services
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Procurement of animals
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Quarantining and conditioning of animals
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Animal care and maintenance
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Animal disease control
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Professional consultation on animal care and use problems
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Maintenance of Veterinary Services equipment and facilities
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Inventory and financial record keeping
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Training seminars and workshops in all facets of laboratory animal husbandry care and occupational safety.
Resources
References
- American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)
- Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC)
- DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection
- Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (1996)
- Institutional Animal Use and Care Committee (IACUC)
- National Academies - Board on Animal Health Sciences, Conservation, and Research (BAHSCR)
- NetVet Veterinary Resources
- NIH Office of Intramural research - Office of Animal Care and Use
- Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
- USDA: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
- USDA: National Agricultural Library (NAL)