Orientation to the CSULB Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Summary and Practice Test
- The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee is established by CSU Long Beach Presidential Executive Order. True/False
- The animal care facilities of the University are decentralized and managed by the colleges. True/False
- Five members of the IACUC are members of the University faculty. True/False
- IACUC policy considers that rats, mice, and birds (although not inspected by the USDA) have potential for suffering and are accorded the treatment of "higher order" animals. True/False
- "Timely intervention" by the Attending Veterinarian is more assured because the AV is considered a "partner" in each research project. True/False
- The Annual Report must be approved prior to the expiration of each "research year" under an approved project protocol. True/False
- The IACUC website is available for any and all readers. True/False
- The IACUC Assurance form is completed by all members of the IACUC. True/False
- The IACUC basic Application Form is first transmitted to the Secretary of the IACUC. True/False
- The IACUC protocol Modification Form is first transmitted to the Attending Veterinarian. True/False
- The researcher provides animal numbers used data for the Annual Report. True/False
- An animal purchased is an animal used. True/False
- Purchasing of animals is initiated by the researcher and accomplished centrally. True/False
- All animals used in research may be adopted if there is a willing taker. True/False
- Because the institutional assurance to the federal government covers all animal research at the University, violations of the assurance affect all researchers and are dealt with firmly. True/False
If you answered "Yes" to questions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13, 15 and "No" to questions 2, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 14, you are now ready to take the final evaluation. Click on "Next."
