tortoise stuff
Semi-annual inspection of a site where animals are held in captivity is required under the Animal Welfare Act if the animals are held:
More than 12 hours
Which statement is false regarding maintenance of wildlife in captivity?
Ad libitum feed and water is always best.
The animal welfare laws of the United States do not apply to:
Invertebrates
The AWA regulations specify that training and instruction of personnel must include humane methods of animal maintenance and experimentation, including proper pre-procedural and post-procedural care of animals, aseptic surgical methods, use of research or testing methods that limit the use of animals or minimize animal distress, and proper use of anesthetics, analgesics, and tranquilizers for the species used by the facility. However, these training requirements are not pertinent to many types of wildlife research because:
Most wildlife studies do not require surgery or involve procedures that require the use of anesthetics, analgesics, or tranquilizers.
Which federal agency has formally recognized the guidelines published by the societies of biologists who study wildlife as those to be followed "as is appropriate for the taxon to be studied"?
National Science Foundation
Which law requires the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) to consider the impact of the proposed activity on wildlife populations?
None of the above
Identify a key difference between wildlife biology conducted in the field and biomedical research:
The animals studied are themselves the focus of the research.
Unless a deviation is justified and approved by the IACUC, a study must be conducted in a manner consistent with the "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals" when:
The study is funded by the NIH
Field studies are exempt from IACUC review. Which one of the following characteristics violates a condition of field studies under the Animal Welfare Act Regulations?
The study materially alters the behavior of the animals studied.
Which of the following does not meet the regulatory definition of a field study?
Wild animals held in captivity