Law 11794 establishes procedures for the scientific use of animals and abrogates the previous Law 6638/1979, which was ineffective because it was not regulated by the Brazilian Executive Power. Without regulation, many issues remained ill-defined, including operational procedures and responsibilities such as licensing, accreditation, and institutional compliance inspection. The new law states t...

Technologies which permit targeted manipulation of genetic material not only provide new opportunities to explore the organization, regulation and biological or pathological function of molecular processes but, in so doing, have revolutionised the development and validation of animal models. In a very short time, we have seen rapid escalation in the development of new models, most often in mice...

Mr. Peacock is a Professor of Animal Husbandry at the Agricultural Research Center, Ona. Dr. Koger is a Professor of Animal Genetics in the Animal Science Department, Gainesville. Dr. Hodges is a Professor of Agronomy at the Agricultural Research Center, Ona. Dr. Crockett is an Associate Professor of Animal Genetics at the Agricultural Research and Education Center, Belle Glade. Dr. Warnick is ...

This paper reviews the procedures and protocols necessary for the development of a practical programme for the assessment and implementation of animal welfare on farms and in other commercial situations. An effective programme must incorporate measures of both husbandry and welfare. Most current systems are based almost entirely on measures of husbandry provision, e.g. resources and management....

Introduction Quality Assurance/Surveillance monitoring programs used in contemporary rodent colonies are vital for prevention of clinical disease and also for prevention of adventitious infections (coming from another source) that could interfere with research. Critical decision-making about animal experimentation often relies on the quality and reliability of monitoring materials and methods. ...

husbandry practices in the United States have been industrialized, resulting in an increased number of large corporate and contract livestock operations raising thousands of animals in a single facility. Industrialized farms achieve economies of scale through specialization, increased size, and close confinement that allows high animal densities on relatively small land areas (1,2). These chang...

nowadays, in most countries, whether developed or developing, the standing of small and medium economic enterprises has been at the focus of attention by policymakers in these countries. however, opponents and proponents have largely debated the effectiveness of small to medium economic enterprises in iran. with this approach, in mind, the present study was carried out to evaluate the performan...