During the nine months period 18195 animals were bred and 16,307 animals were supplied to various institutions including the parental organisation. However, the number of animals supplied to NIN including the animals for health monitoring is only 528 which is 2.1% of the total number of animals available. Rest of the animals were supplied to various research institutions including pharmaceutica...

Laboratory animal allergy (LAA) is a significant occupational disease that may affect up to one third of personnel exposed to laboratory animals. Research has characterized the relative risks of exposure, in terms of intensity, frequency, and duration, associated with given tasks and work areas in the animal facility. Studies have shown that reduced exposure to animal allergens can reduce the i...

In support of the new column in Zebrafish dedicated to initiating conversations about animal care policies and compliance for the zebrafish, the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) has offered the following clarification and guidance.

Brucellosis is a chronic infectious disease caused by Brucella spp., a gram-negative facultative intracellular pathogen that affects humans and animals, leading to significant impact on public health and animal industry. Human brucellosis is considered the most prevalent bacterial zoonosis in the world and is characterized by fever, weight loss, depression, hepato/splenomegaly, osteoarticular, ...

According to BUNTENKOETTER (1971) about 60 true mycotoxins have been identified. Of these, aflatoxins B, M, and G, are the most toxic. Aflatoxin B, is 100-1,000 times more toxic than butter yellow and benzpyrene (GEDEK, 1973). This highlights its significance both for applied animal nutrition and for animal experiments. Studies on the susceptibility of various laboratory animals to Aflatoxin B,...

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In their recent paper Portengen and colleagues have made an important contribution to our understanding of laboratory animal allergy. However, they have omitted to draw attention to an observation of clinical importance to occupational physicians. They have suggested that the lack of decline in lung function in ‘‘experienced’’ workers may be due to the healthy worker effect. Their suggestion is...

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A number of precautions were taken to ensure the accuracy of the analytical procedures and to avoid artifactual formation of N-nitroso compounds. NDPA (5 ng/g), an NDMA analog which is not normally present in the diets, was added to each powdered sample prior to the vacuum distillation step as an internal (recovery) standard. All reported levels of NDMA and NPYR have been adjusted for the recov...