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A Word from USDA and OLAW

Lab Animal volume 51, page 71 (2022)Cite this article

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In this scenario, a semiannual inspection revealed an incongruence between the pain management approved in the protocol and pain management procedures as listed in Great Eastern University’s (GEU) veterinary guidelines. The procedures in the protocol have been unchanged for the past 15 years.

The regulatory requirements under the Animal Welfare Act cannot be applied because this scenario involves mice which are not a covered species1.

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  1. 9C.F.R. § 1.1 Definition of animal

  2. Public Health Service. PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 2015).

  3. Institute for Laboratory Animal Research. Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals 8th edn. (National Academies Press, Washington DC, 2011). p. 5

  4. Public Health Service. Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals – Frequently Asked Questions. Program Review and Inspection of Facilities, Question No. E.2. How does the IACUC distinguish between significant and minor deficiencies? (US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA). [online]. https://olaw.nih.gov/faqs#/guidance/faqs?anchor=question50348

  5. Public Health Service. Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals – Frequently Asked Questions. Protocol Review, Question No. D.14. May standard operating procedures (SOPs) or blanket protocols that cover a number of procedures be utilized in lieu of repeating descriptions of identical procedures in multiple protocols? (US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA). [online]. https://olaw.nih.gov/faqs#/guidance/faqs?anchor=question50329

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  1. Director, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, OER, OD, NIH, HHS, Bethesda, MD, USA

    Patricia Brown

  2. Deputy Administrator, Animal Care, APHIS, USDA, Riverdale, MD, USA

    Betty Goldentyer

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Brown, P., Goldentyer, B. A Word from USDA and OLAW. Lab Anim 51, 71 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-022-00927-y

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