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covers all aspects of animal use including housing, diet, and enrichment
mice, rats, "cold blooded" animals not included
Animal Welfare Act
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upholds the Animal Welfare Act
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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assures humane treatment of laboratory animals
United States Public Health Service (PHS)
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main resource for laboratory animal care
"The Guide"
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must have 5 members, oversees research facilities
IACUC
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Zoonotic caused by two bacterium, can be found in mice and gerbils
rat bite fever
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Zoonotic flu like disease that can kill people in US who are in contact with wild rodents
Hantavirus
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Zoonotic organism spread through feces can cause GI disease
Campylobacter
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Zoonotic flu like symptoms, cause by arenavirus, seen in hamsters can be in other rodents
LCM Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis
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oral administration of rodents
gavage
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Primates--four groups
- Prosimians (lemurs)
- New World Monkeys (platyrrhines--broad nosed)
- Old World Monkeys (rhesus monkeys, hominoids)
- Hominoids (humans, apes)
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New world monkey vision
dichromatic vision
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New world monkey facts--live and tails?
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Old World Monkey tails
Non prehensile tails
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Zoonotic--occurs naturally in macaques fatal in humans
Herpes B
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zoonotic most frequent viral disease in NHPs
Measles
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common disease of primates--foreign students can bring it
TB (mycobacteria)
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ispects facilities--zoos
Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)
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management of endangered species
Species Survival Plan (SSP)
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Introducing new animals to existing animals
"Howdy" doors
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Valuable tool to learn more about a certain species, even if death is known
Necropsy
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