ALAT CERTIFICATION FINAL EXAM LATEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 200 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Laboratory animal science (LAS) - ANSWER: scientific and technical information and
techniques that apply to a career focused on the care of laboratory animals
animal research has been a thing for many centuries, but... - ANSWER: LAS did not
emerge as an organized field until the late 1940s when the need to promote the
humane treatment of lab animals was recognized
what did Dr. Nathan Brewer form? - ANSWER: ACP: animal care panel
what is ACP? - ANSWER: animal care panel (1950) is a group of veterinarians led by
Dr. Nathan Brewer in Chicago, their philosophy was that those who use animals for
research studies have a moral obligation to provide for their needs and ensure their
welfare.
In 1967, the Animal Care Panel changed its name to what? - ANSWER: American
Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)
Who led the group of veterinarians that met in Chicago and formed the Animal Care
Panel in 1950? - ANSWER: Dr. Nathan Brewer
What is AALAS? - ANSWER: American Association for Laboratory Animal Science: a
national organization dedicated to the humane care and treatment of laboratory
animals
What journals do AALAS publish? - ANSWER: Comparative Medicine and the Journal
of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (JAALAS)
what does the AALAS do? - ANSWER: publish training manuals and publications to
certify trained technicians, holds annual meetings for scientists, vets, techs,
managers, and suppliers
How does AALAS organize itself in the country? - ANSWER: 8 US regions known as
AALAS districts
what does a PI do? - ANSWER: scientist who plans and coordinates all phases of the
research work
what does a lab vet do? - ANSWER: coordinates animal care activities and advises
investigators on proper animal model selection and use.
What laws protect employees who discover and report issues on noncompliance? -
ANSWER: whistleblower laws, ensure that animal welfare is maintained by providing
,immunity from prosecution to employees who report deficits in the animal care
program
CRB - ANSWER: AALAS Certification and Registry Board: certifies technicians at 3
levels of technical competence in lab animal science
Obtaining ALAT certification enrolls you in what? - ANSWER: Technician Certification
Registry (the "Registry"): a program which documents your ongoing professional
development every two years as an AALAS-certified technician
Participating in the Registry means what? - ANSWER: Entitle you to use "R" in front
of ALAT credential and shows that you are taking steps to enhance your knowledge
and skills
what is the registry - ANSWER: a voluntary program which documents your ongoing
professional development every two years as an AALAS-certified tech
What regulation specifically protects employees who report significant deficits in a
research program? - ANSWER: Animal Welfare Act
Animal Welfare Act covers...? - ANSWER: 1966, warm-blooded animals (live or dead)
except birds, rats, and mice bred for research, and agricultural animals used for food
or fiber, creates general and species specific details on how to achieve compliance
What agency regulates AWA? - ANSWER: USDA-APHIS
What does the AWA require? - ANSWER: require that all facilities establish an IACUC
which must submit an annual report to USDA-APHIS, licensing/registration, and
unannounced visits at least once a year by USDA-APHIS
USDA-APHIS stands for - ANSWER: US Department of Agriculture-Animal Plant
Health Inspection Service
PHS Policy - ANSWER: Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of
Laboratory Animals
PHS policy covers...? - ANSWER: Live vertebrates used or intended for use in research
including rats, mice, and birds
What agency regulates PHS? - ANSWER: OLAW
What does PHS require? - ANSWER: All federal grant recipients must comply with US
Principles, AWA, and the Guide, and have an IACUC/occ health safety program
U.S. Govt Principles for the Utilization & Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in
Teaching, Research, & Training (US Government Principles) covers...? - ANSWER: All
vertebrates including rats, mice, and birds, farm animals, wild life, ad aquatic animals
,What agency regulates US Government Principles? - ANSWER: OLAW
What does US Government Principles entail? - ANSWER: Presents the principles for
humane care of animals in these activities and use to the good of society, covers
humane transportation, minimization of discomfort, appropriate husbandry, and
methods of euthanasia
The Guide full name - ANSWER: Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
What does the Guide cover - ANSWER: All vertebraes including rats, mice, birds, farm
animals, wildlife, and aquatic animals
What agency regulates the Guide - ANSWER: National Research Council and Institute
of Laboratory Animal Research
What does the Guide entail? - ANSWER: Guidelines and standards for a variety of
areas such as justification for species and number used, availability of less-invasive
alternatives, training of personnel, anesthesia, euthanasia and disposal of animals,
and the safety of the working environment for personnel, identifies the outcomes
that need to be achieved but does not specify how to achieve them
GLP - ANSWER: Good Laboratory Practice Regulations
What does the GLP cover - ANSWER: does NOT cover specific animal species but is
directed to the type of research conducted
GLP regulated by what agency - ANSWER: FDA and EPA
What does GLP entail - ANSWER: applies to nonclinical studies in support of
applications to the FDA for food or drug research or marketing permits for research,
requires staff training and SOPs and the establishment of a QA unit
What was the first law to protect animals? - ANSWER: 1641 in the Massachusetts
colony to protect animals from cruelty
What was the first federal anti-cruelty law? - ANSWER: The first FEDERAL anti-cruelty
law was enacted in 1873 specifically directed at the meat packing industry to limit
the amount of time the animals could be confined during shipment (food, water, and
opportunity to rest)
What was the model for other states laws? - ANSWER: The law for the "more
effectual prevention of animal cruelty" in New York was used as a model for similar
laws in other states
When were lab animals included under these laws? - ANSWER: 20th century
, Who published the first edition of the Guide? - ANSWER: AALAS in 1963, ILAR
produced 8th edition in 2011
What is the purpose of the Guide? - ANSWER: Assist institutions in caring for and
using animals in research, the primary source of the standards and guidelines for lab
animal care and use, support good science through humane use of animals
How is it ensured that individual institutions are following the guidelines? - ANSWER:
ALAAS made AAALAC International which is a private nonprofit organization that
promotes the humane treatment of laboratory animals and accredits laboratory
animal research programs are only recognized if they demonstrate that they are
meeting the standards outlined in the Guide
Who passed the AWA - ANSWER: US Congress in 1966 to establish legal standards
for laboratory animal care and use for live or dead warm-blooded vertebrates
examples of animals covered by AWA - ANSWER: rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, cats,
dogs, NHP
AWRs - ANSWER: Animal Welfare Regulations are published each year in the Code of
Federal Regulations, define the roles of the different individuals in the animal facility
and provide more specific standards than the AWA. Moreso describe what a facility
must do in order to comply with the AWA
what requires each registered institution to have an IACUC committee? - ANSWER:
AWA, states this committee is responsible for ensuring that animal care at the facility
conforms to the AWR.
What does AAALAC stand for - ANSWER: American Association for Accreditation of
Laboratory Animal Care
APHIS - ANSWER: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
What is the IACUC responsible for? - ANSWER: Ensuring that animal care at the
facility conforms to the animal welfare regulations. Each registered institution must
have an IACUC
who does the IACUC report to? - ANSWER: Institutional Official (IO)
IACUC stands for - ANSWER: Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
IACUC requirements AWR - ANSWER: At least 3 members including one chairperson,
one vet, and one public member (unaffiliated with the facility). No more than 3
members may be from the same administrative unit
IACUC requirements The Guide - ANSWER: one vet, scientist, nonscientist, and public
member
ANSWERS 200 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Laboratory animal science (LAS) - ANSWER: scientific and technical information and
techniques that apply to a career focused on the care of laboratory animals
animal research has been a thing for many centuries, but... - ANSWER: LAS did not
emerge as an organized field until the late 1940s when the need to promote the
humane treatment of lab animals was recognized
what did Dr. Nathan Brewer form? - ANSWER: ACP: animal care panel
what is ACP? - ANSWER: animal care panel (1950) is a group of veterinarians led by
Dr. Nathan Brewer in Chicago, their philosophy was that those who use animals for
research studies have a moral obligation to provide for their needs and ensure their
welfare.
In 1967, the Animal Care Panel changed its name to what? - ANSWER: American
Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)
Who led the group of veterinarians that met in Chicago and formed the Animal Care
Panel in 1950? - ANSWER: Dr. Nathan Brewer
What is AALAS? - ANSWER: American Association for Laboratory Animal Science: a
national organization dedicated to the humane care and treatment of laboratory
animals
What journals do AALAS publish? - ANSWER: Comparative Medicine and the Journal
of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (JAALAS)
what does the AALAS do? - ANSWER: publish training manuals and publications to
certify trained technicians, holds annual meetings for scientists, vets, techs,
managers, and suppliers
How does AALAS organize itself in the country? - ANSWER: 8 US regions known as
AALAS districts
what does a PI do? - ANSWER: scientist who plans and coordinates all phases of the
research work
what does a lab vet do? - ANSWER: coordinates animal care activities and advises
investigators on proper animal model selection and use.
What laws protect employees who discover and report issues on noncompliance? -
ANSWER: whistleblower laws, ensure that animal welfare is maintained by providing
,immunity from prosecution to employees who report deficits in the animal care
program
CRB - ANSWER: AALAS Certification and Registry Board: certifies technicians at 3
levels of technical competence in lab animal science
Obtaining ALAT certification enrolls you in what? - ANSWER: Technician Certification
Registry (the "Registry"): a program which documents your ongoing professional
development every two years as an AALAS-certified technician
Participating in the Registry means what? - ANSWER: Entitle you to use "R" in front
of ALAT credential and shows that you are taking steps to enhance your knowledge
and skills
what is the registry - ANSWER: a voluntary program which documents your ongoing
professional development every two years as an AALAS-certified tech
What regulation specifically protects employees who report significant deficits in a
research program? - ANSWER: Animal Welfare Act
Animal Welfare Act covers...? - ANSWER: 1966, warm-blooded animals (live or dead)
except birds, rats, and mice bred for research, and agricultural animals used for food
or fiber, creates general and species specific details on how to achieve compliance
What agency regulates AWA? - ANSWER: USDA-APHIS
What does the AWA require? - ANSWER: require that all facilities establish an IACUC
which must submit an annual report to USDA-APHIS, licensing/registration, and
unannounced visits at least once a year by USDA-APHIS
USDA-APHIS stands for - ANSWER: US Department of Agriculture-Animal Plant
Health Inspection Service
PHS Policy - ANSWER: Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of
Laboratory Animals
PHS policy covers...? - ANSWER: Live vertebrates used or intended for use in research
including rats, mice, and birds
What agency regulates PHS? - ANSWER: OLAW
What does PHS require? - ANSWER: All federal grant recipients must comply with US
Principles, AWA, and the Guide, and have an IACUC/occ health safety program
U.S. Govt Principles for the Utilization & Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in
Teaching, Research, & Training (US Government Principles) covers...? - ANSWER: All
vertebrates including rats, mice, and birds, farm animals, wild life, ad aquatic animals
,What agency regulates US Government Principles? - ANSWER: OLAW
What does US Government Principles entail? - ANSWER: Presents the principles for
humane care of animals in these activities and use to the good of society, covers
humane transportation, minimization of discomfort, appropriate husbandry, and
methods of euthanasia
The Guide full name - ANSWER: Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
What does the Guide cover - ANSWER: All vertebraes including rats, mice, birds, farm
animals, wildlife, and aquatic animals
What agency regulates the Guide - ANSWER: National Research Council and Institute
of Laboratory Animal Research
What does the Guide entail? - ANSWER: Guidelines and standards for a variety of
areas such as justification for species and number used, availability of less-invasive
alternatives, training of personnel, anesthesia, euthanasia and disposal of animals,
and the safety of the working environment for personnel, identifies the outcomes
that need to be achieved but does not specify how to achieve them
GLP - ANSWER: Good Laboratory Practice Regulations
What does the GLP cover - ANSWER: does NOT cover specific animal species but is
directed to the type of research conducted
GLP regulated by what agency - ANSWER: FDA and EPA
What does GLP entail - ANSWER: applies to nonclinical studies in support of
applications to the FDA for food or drug research or marketing permits for research,
requires staff training and SOPs and the establishment of a QA unit
What was the first law to protect animals? - ANSWER: 1641 in the Massachusetts
colony to protect animals from cruelty
What was the first federal anti-cruelty law? - ANSWER: The first FEDERAL anti-cruelty
law was enacted in 1873 specifically directed at the meat packing industry to limit
the amount of time the animals could be confined during shipment (food, water, and
opportunity to rest)
What was the model for other states laws? - ANSWER: The law for the "more
effectual prevention of animal cruelty" in New York was used as a model for similar
laws in other states
When were lab animals included under these laws? - ANSWER: 20th century
, Who published the first edition of the Guide? - ANSWER: AALAS in 1963, ILAR
produced 8th edition in 2011
What is the purpose of the Guide? - ANSWER: Assist institutions in caring for and
using animals in research, the primary source of the standards and guidelines for lab
animal care and use, support good science through humane use of animals
How is it ensured that individual institutions are following the guidelines? - ANSWER:
ALAAS made AAALAC International which is a private nonprofit organization that
promotes the humane treatment of laboratory animals and accredits laboratory
animal research programs are only recognized if they demonstrate that they are
meeting the standards outlined in the Guide
Who passed the AWA - ANSWER: US Congress in 1966 to establish legal standards
for laboratory animal care and use for live or dead warm-blooded vertebrates
examples of animals covered by AWA - ANSWER: rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, cats,
dogs, NHP
AWRs - ANSWER: Animal Welfare Regulations are published each year in the Code of
Federal Regulations, define the roles of the different individuals in the animal facility
and provide more specific standards than the AWA. Moreso describe what a facility
must do in order to comply with the AWA
what requires each registered institution to have an IACUC committee? - ANSWER:
AWA, states this committee is responsible for ensuring that animal care at the facility
conforms to the AWR.
What does AAALAC stand for - ANSWER: American Association for Accreditation of
Laboratory Animal Care
APHIS - ANSWER: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
What is the IACUC responsible for? - ANSWER: Ensuring that animal care at the
facility conforms to the animal welfare regulations. Each registered institution must
have an IACUC
who does the IACUC report to? - ANSWER: Institutional Official (IO)
IACUC stands for - ANSWER: Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
IACUC requirements AWR - ANSWER: At least 3 members including one chairperson,
one vet, and one public member (unaffiliated with the facility). No more than 3
members may be from the same administrative unit
IACUC requirements The Guide - ANSWER: one vet, scientist, nonscientist, and public
member
