ALAT Certification Study Questions

Other than the ALAT Training Manual, name the publication that you must read and study to prepare for the ALAT certification exam. - Answer- The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals List the three levels of AALAS Technician Certification. - Answer- Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT), Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT), Laboratory Animal Technologist (LATg) What organization was formed in 1950 by Dr. Nathan Brewer and other veterinarians? - Answer- Animal Care Panel (ACP) In 1967, the Animal Care Panel (ACP) changed it's name to what? - Answer- American Association for Laboratory Animal Sciences (AALAS) What does the acronym RALAT mean? - Answer- Registered Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician What does the acronym RLAT mean? - Answer- Registered Laboratory Animal Technician What does the acronym RLATg mean? - Answer- Registered Laboratory Animal Technologist What does the Principle Investigator do? - Answer- Plans and coordinates all phases of the research work and prepares the protocol What is an Animal Use Protocol? - Answer- 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? - Answer- International Animal Care and Use Committee What is the PHS Policy? - Answer- 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 must institutions comply with when animals are euthanized? - Answer- AVMA Guidelines for Euthanasia Using 100 mice in a research study instead of 150 could be an example of which of the 3 R's? - Answer- Reduction