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Animal Care
GLP study animals will be procured in accordance with the USDA regulations and policies and procedures of Texas A&M’s Comparative Medicine Program. Newly received animals from outside sources will be quarantined according to Texas A&M standard veterinary practice and their health status evaluated. Prior to assignment to GLP studies animals will be free of any disease or condition that might reasonably be expected to interfere with the study as determined by a veterinarian. Warm blooded animals (except suckling rodents) used in GLP studies will be uniquely identified according Texas A&M SOP. All information needed to identify an animal will also be posted on the outside of the animal housing unit to prevent mix-ups.
Animals used in GLP studies must be housed, handled, fed,
and cared for according to SOP approved by Texas A&M’s Comparative Medicine
Program. Different species will be housed in separate rooms and same species on
different studies will be housed separately when inadvertent exposure to test
or control articles or animal mix-up could affect the outcome of either study.
If animals become ill during the course of a GLP study they
may be treated provided the treatment does not interfere with the conduct of
the study. Diagnosis, authorization to treat, dates of treatment, and
descriptive details of treatment will be recorded and retained. The
veterinarian(s) and the study director(s) will maintain open communication to
assure compliance with animal welfare regulations, the study protocol, and the
GLP regulations.
Animal facilities will be maintained clean, orderly, and free of odors, vermin, and insects. Chemicals and bedding that may interfere with the GLP study will not be used. Feed and water will be analyzed periodically to ensure that contaminants known to be capable of interfering with the GLP study and reasonably expected to be present in feed or water are not present above levels specified in the study protocol.