Chapter 17: Laboratory Animal and Research Animal Management
1. The American Medical Association (AMA), American Association for
Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS), Institutional Animal Care and Use
2. Common species of animals used in laboratory studies include, rats, mice, rabbits,
and primates.
Table 17-2 Types of Research
Basic Research
• Laboratory setting
• Conducting wide varieties of experiments
Applied Research
• Any type of controlled setting
• Specific topics
• Builds on existing knowledge
• Uses all types of animal models
Clinical Research
• Medical or veterinary research lab setting
4. The four types of animal models involved in animal research are:
a. Living animals – any species of animal that is alive and will in some way
c. Nonliving systems – the use of a model of an animal that is mechanical in
5. The two types of monkeys are New World monkeys and Old World monkeys.
Table 17-3 Characteristics of Monkey Types
NEW WORLD MONKEYS
OLD WORLD MONKEYS
• Nostrils open to the side
• Nostrils are close together and
6. The career options in laboratory animal medicine include: laboratory animal
7. How research has helped advances in veterinary medicine:
allergies
arthritis
birth defects
cancer
epilepsy and
seizures
ulcers
measles
influenza
8. Animal research is heavily regulated by the IACUC based on the type of the
study, how animals will be used and cared for, an outline of the personnel and
Clinical Situation