NIDCR Annual Reports - Veterinary Resources Core

National Institute Of Dental & Craniofacial Research

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Abstract

The NIDCR Veterinary Resources program provides a dedicated animal facility that can accommodate 5344 mouse cages with a capacity up to house 26,720 mice to NIDCR investigators only. Additional housing for mice is provided in three shared or centralized animal facilities on the Bethesda NIH campus and can accommodate 1,240 additional mouse cages with a maximum capacity of 6200 mice. Only rodents are used by the intramural program of NIDCR. The NIDCR Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC) reviewed and approved or requested modifications for approval of 13 animal study proposals and approximately 36 protocol amendments. New personnel were added to approximately 17 approved protocols were conducted by the ACUC. Training is required for all animal users, principal investigators, and ACUC members. NIDCR intramural scientists create and breed transgenic mice for experimental use in NIDCR operated and other NIH shared animal facilities. The NIDCR animal program is continually sharing these valuable animal resources and importing additional transgenic mice for specific research studies. The NIDCR Veterinary Resources Core maintains full AAALAC International accreditation. Continual reviews of facility operations are conducted through day-to-day quality assurance and semi-annual ACUC inspections in order to remain in good standing with all applicable regulations.