Animal Housing and Management: Description Comments DOCS Obtained Score
Animal Housing and Management: Description Comments DOCS Obtained Score
General Information:
DESCRIPTION √ COMMENTS DOCS Obtained Score
Are facilities centrally managed?
Are there SOPs for maintenance and
management of animal facilities?
Hospitals SOPs? Adequate of welfare?
Do all staff/students know it?
Appropriate hygiene practice and sterile
techniques/facilities available
What are the records available?
(including room/facilities booking
history?) are they systematically
managed?
Number of animals the facility is
capable of holding? Number of animals
coming through per year?
Complains handling process?
(complaints about vets, students,
animals, etc)
Response to previous assessment
finding? Any compliance issues? How
were they dealt with?
Information provided to vets/trainers on
what does/doesn`t need AEC. IACUC
approval accurate?
Check monitoring, emergency and out
of hours procedures and responsibilities
- Humane method-see nb
- Competent person
- Quiet, clean, isolated environment
and death confirmed
- Appropriate euthanasia or care for
dependent neonates
- Appropriate method for
developmental stage and
confirmation of death prior to
disposal
labeling
Special care need
Experimental vs stock animals
Responsible researcher/AEC/IACUC
approval number
Emergency contacts (per room or
project)
ANIMAL-BASED ASSESSMENT
Purpose: To assess the welfare of animals within a housing facility or while in use of a procedure/teaching
Method: animals are assessed directly during a visit/observation. Assessment of animals in housing facility should be done with assessment
of THE HOUSING AND MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT. Animals-based measurement should be consideration at all levels,
and resource-based assessment taken when animal-based measures are inadequate.
Experience/knowledge of specific-species requirement may be needed for thorough assessment
General Information
DESCRIPTION COMMENTS DOCS Obtained Score
Are animal’s DESCRIPTION
WELFARE welfare constantly COMMENTS DOCS Score
assessed?
Principles How? Obtaine
Numbers of animals and species d
1. Good i. Absence of prolonged hunger
Feeding
ii. Absence of prolonged thirst
2. Good i. Comfort around resting
Housing ii. Thermal comfort
iii. Ease movement
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