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, Other than the ALAT Training Manual, name the The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
publication that you must read and study to prepare for
the ALAT certification exam.
List the three levels of AALAS Technician Certification. Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT), Laboratory Animal Technician
(LAT), Laboratory Animal Technologist (LATg)
What organization was formed in 1950 by Dr. Nathan Animal Care Panel (ACP)
Brewer and other veterinarians?
In 1967, the Animal Care Panel (ACP) changed it's name American Association for Laboratory Animal Sciences (AALAS)
to what?
What does the acronym RALAT mean? Registered Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician
What does the acronym RLAT mean? Registered Laboratory Animal Technician
What does the acronym RLATg mean? Registered Laboratory Animal Technologist
What does the Principle Investigator do? Plans and coordinates all phases of the research work and prepares the protocol
What is an Animal Use Protocol? A document written by the Principal Investigator and approved by the IACUC,
that describes and justifies the use of animals for a project
What does the acroynm IACUC mean? International Animal Care and Use Committee
What is the PHS Policy? Federal mandate that covers all live vertebrates used or intended for use in
research, research training, experimentation, biological testing, or for related
purposes.
According to the Guide and PHS Policy, what document AVMA Guidelines for Euthanasia
must institutions comply with when animals are
euthanized?
Using 100 mice in a research study instead of 150 could Reduction
be an example of which of the 3 R's?
What type of device identifies individuals using distinct Biometric Scanner
characteristics such as fingerprints or eye structures?
What document should be posted throughout the facility, Contact list
and is consulted and used when there is an emergency?
What federal agency enforces the rules and standards Occupational safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
for workplace safety?