LAT Exam Questions and Answers
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What do the 3 R's stand for?- ✔✔Refine, Reduce, Replace
What does AAALAC stand for? ✔✔Association for Assessment and Accreditation of
Laboratory Animal Care, International.
What does AAALAC stand for? ✔✔Association for Assessment and Accreditation of
Laboratory Animal Care, International.
What does IACUC stand for? ✔✔Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
IACUC's are mandated by which documents? ✔✔AWA and PHS policy
At what level of government do these documents exist" federal, state, city, or institutional?
✔✔Federal
, What is the minimum composition of an IACUC according to AWA (Animal Welfare Act) &
Regs? ✔✔3 people (Chair Person, Vet with experience in lab medicine, a community member
not affiliated with the institution.
What is the minimum composition of an IACUC according to PHS (Public Health Service)
Policy? ✔✔5 people (chair person, veterinarian, and scientist with animal research experience,
nonscientist, and community member not affiliated with the institution.
How frequently must PI's review and/or update their animal use protocols? ✔✔Annually
What is the frequency that PI's must apply for continuation of or renew a research protocol?
✔✔Every 3 years
What does PAM stand for? ✔✔Post Approval Monitoring (As a requirement of the AWA and
PHS, the goal of the PAM program is to ensure IACUC approved procedures are being followed.
The USDA requires the tags of what animal be retained for one year? ✔✔Cats and Dogs only
Already Passed
What do the 3 R's stand for?- ✔✔Refine, Reduce, Replace
What does AAALAC stand for? ✔✔Association for Assessment and Accreditation of
Laboratory Animal Care, International.
What does AAALAC stand for? ✔✔Association for Assessment and Accreditation of
Laboratory Animal Care, International.
What does IACUC stand for? ✔✔Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
IACUC's are mandated by which documents? ✔✔AWA and PHS policy
At what level of government do these documents exist" federal, state, city, or institutional?
✔✔Federal
, What is the minimum composition of an IACUC according to AWA (Animal Welfare Act) &
Regs? ✔✔3 people (Chair Person, Vet with experience in lab medicine, a community member
not affiliated with the institution.
What is the minimum composition of an IACUC according to PHS (Public Health Service)
Policy? ✔✔5 people (chair person, veterinarian, and scientist with animal research experience,
nonscientist, and community member not affiliated with the institution.
How frequently must PI's review and/or update their animal use protocols? ✔✔Annually
What is the frequency that PI's must apply for continuation of or renew a research protocol?
✔✔Every 3 years
What does PAM stand for? ✔✔Post Approval Monitoring (As a requirement of the AWA and
PHS, the goal of the PAM program is to ensure IACUC approved procedures are being followed.
The USDA requires the tags of what animal be retained for one year? ✔✔Cats and Dogs only
