PIL A, B legisla on Ques ons and answers Updated
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What is the significance of animal health status? How is it confirmed? - Ans Animals from high
quality breeding facili es will come with a health status cer dicant. Condirmed through health
status cer ficate.
What does the health status cer ficate promise? - Ans That the animals will be specific
pathogen free (SPF), virus an body free (VAF) and free of zoonosis
What is zoonosis? - Ans Diseases that can cross species
What can you do if you suspect or want to check if an animal is has diseases. - Ans These are
sen nel animals. The animal is placed in an environment and monitored to see if it has any
disease
What are protected animals? - Ans All living vertebraes other than man, and any living
cephalopod (octopus, squid, cu,lefish, nau lus)
When do mammals, birds and rep les b come protected - Ans When they reach the last third
of their gesta on period (day 14 for rats and mice) or incuba on period
When do fish and amphibians become protected - Ans When they are capable of independent
feeding
When do cephalopods become protected? - Ans As soon as they hatch
, What are the severity limits? - Ans Mild, moderate, severe, non-recovery
What are the 3Rs? - Ans replacement, reduc on, refinement
What are the three licences that are needed before any regulated procedure can be
performed? What is this the implementa on of? - Ans Procedure establishment licence
Procedure project licence
Procedure individual licence
Implementa on of animal (scien fic procedures) act 1986
What is a procedure establishment licence - Ans The establishment licence is purely rooms that
you can perform surgery and hold animals
What do these abbrevia on on the PEL stand for for animals SA, LA, AQ, AV, EQU, NHP - Ans SA
= small animal
LA = large animal
AQ = aqua c species
AV = birds
EQU = equidae (horses, donkeys, mules, asses)
NHP = non-human primate
What do these abbrevia on on the PEL stand for for how you can use rooms - STH, LTH, NOH,
SEP, NSEP - Ans STH = short term holding
LTH = long term holding
NOH = no overnight holding
SEP = sterile experimental procedures
NSEP = non-sterile experimental procedures
NEW!! 2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION RATED
A+
What is the significance of animal health status? How is it confirmed? - Ans Animals from high
quality breeding facili es will come with a health status cer dicant. Condirmed through health
status cer ficate.
What does the health status cer ficate promise? - Ans That the animals will be specific
pathogen free (SPF), virus an body free (VAF) and free of zoonosis
What is zoonosis? - Ans Diseases that can cross species
What can you do if you suspect or want to check if an animal is has diseases. - Ans These are
sen nel animals. The animal is placed in an environment and monitored to see if it has any
disease
What are protected animals? - Ans All living vertebraes other than man, and any living
cephalopod (octopus, squid, cu,lefish, nau lus)
When do mammals, birds and rep les b come protected - Ans When they reach the last third
of their gesta on period (day 14 for rats and mice) or incuba on period
When do fish and amphibians become protected - Ans When they are capable of independent
feeding
When do cephalopods become protected? - Ans As soon as they hatch
, What are the severity limits? - Ans Mild, moderate, severe, non-recovery
What are the 3Rs? - Ans replacement, reduc on, refinement
What are the three licences that are needed before any regulated procedure can be
performed? What is this the implementa on of? - Ans Procedure establishment licence
Procedure project licence
Procedure individual licence
Implementa on of animal (scien fic procedures) act 1986
What is a procedure establishment licence - Ans The establishment licence is purely rooms that
you can perform surgery and hold animals
What do these abbrevia on on the PEL stand for for animals SA, LA, AQ, AV, EQU, NHP - Ans SA
= small animal
LA = large animal
AQ = aqua c species
AV = birds
EQU = equidae (horses, donkeys, mules, asses)
NHP = non-human primate
What do these abbrevia on on the PEL stand for for how you can use rooms - STH, LTH, NOH,
SEP, NSEP - Ans STH = short term holding
LTH = long term holding
NOH = no overnight holding
SEP = sterile experimental procedures
NSEP = non-sterile experimental procedures
