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**Animal Care's Research   Manual****Table of Contents**

| **PLEASE READ: This electronic version       is almost complete. All the major documents are here, but a few referenced       documents are missing. These must be scanned in one-by-one. Some,       especially the references to the Animal Welfare Act, Regulations,       Standards, and Policy can be obtained from our web site at www.aphis.usda.gov/ac/publications.html.       We hope to have it 100% complete within the next few weeks as time       becomes available. When finished, there will be links pointing to       referenced information.** |
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| **1.0         Introduction**                               |
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| Comments       and Suggestions                             | 1.1 |
| Purpose                                                    | 1.2 |
| General       Information                                  | 1.3 |
| Update       Record                                        | 1.4 |
| **2.0         Glossary**                                   |
| Definitions                                                | 2.1 |
| Acronyms                                                   | 2.2 |
| **3.0         Registration**                               |
| Regulated       Activities                                 | 3.1 |
| Regulated       Animals                                    | 3.2 |
| Regulated       Facilities                                 | 3.3 |
| Obtaining       a New Registration                         | 3.4 |
| Compliance       with Standards                            | 3.5 |
| Registration       Renewal                                 | 3.6 |
| Duration       of a Registration                           | 3.7 |
| Sites                                                      | 3.8 |
| Notification       of Change                               | 3.9 |
| **4.0         Miscellaneous**                              |
| Business       Information                                 | 4.1 |
| Holding       Facility                                     | 4.2 |
| Holding       Period                                       | 4.3 |
| Non-APHIS       Inspection for Missing Animals             | 4.4 |
| Publication       of Names                                 | 4.5 |
| Random       Source Dogs or Cats                           | 4.6 |
| Stolen       Animals                                       | 4.7 |
| **5.0         Pre-Inspection Procedures**                  |
| Managing       Your Territory                              | 5.1 |
| Preparing       for the Inspection                         | 5.2 |
| Equipment       and Supplies                               | 5.3 |
| Forms       and Sheets                                     | 5.4 |
| **6.0         Conducting the Inspection**                  |
| General       Procedures                                   | 6.1 |
| IACUC       Review                                         | 6.2 |
| Protocol       Review                                      | 6.3 |
| Exit       Briefing                                        | 6.4 |
| Inspection       Photographs                               | 6.5 |
| Access       to Property and Records                       | 6.6 |
| **7.0         Completion of the Inspection Report**        |
| General       Information                                  | 7.1 |
| Inspection       Report Narrative    (7.2A) | 7.2 |
| Documenting       Inspection Findings                      | 7.3 |
| Correction       Date                                      | 7.4 |
| Extension       of Correction Date                         | 7.5 |
| Indirect       and Direct Noncompliant Items               | 7.6 |
| Signatures                                                 | 7.7 |
| Registrants       Comments on the Inspection Report        | 7.8 |
| Mistakes       on the Inspection Report                    | 7.9 |
| Handwritten       Inspection Report                        | 7.10 |
| Non-Regulated       Animals                                | 7.11 |
| **8.0         Specific Types of Inspections**              |
| Attempted       Inspection                                 | 8.1 |
| Barrier       Facility Inspection                          | 8.2 |
| Complaint       Inspection                                 | 8.3 |
| Confiscation       Procedures                              | 8.4 |
| Refusal       of Inspection                                | 8.5 |
| Research       Facility Operating a Pound or Shelter       | 8.6 |
| Search       Inspection                                    | 8.7 |
| **9.0         Post-Inspection Procedures**                 |
| Animal       Inventory Sheet                               | 9.1 |
| Delivery       of the Inspection Report                    | 9.2 |
| Sending       Inspection Reports to the Regional Office    | 9.3 |
| **10.0         General Facilities**                        |
| Condition       and Site                                   | 10.1 |
| Drainage                                                   | 10.2 |
| Lighting                                                   | 10.3 |
| Perimeter       Fence                                      | 10.4 |
| Physically       Separate Businesses                       | 10.5 |
| Shelter       from the Elements                            | 10.6 |
| Storage                                                    | 10.7 |
| Structure       and Construction                           | 10.8 |
| Surfaces                                                   | 10.9 |
| Temperature                                                | 10.10 |
| Utilities                                                  | 10.11 |
| Ventilation                                                | 10.12 |
| Washing       Facilities                                   | 10.13 |
| Waste       Disposal                                       | 10.14 |
| **11.0         Primary Enclosure**                         |
| Cleaning                                                   | 11.1 |
| Compatible       Grouping                                  | 11.2 |
| Sanitation                                                 | 11.3 |
| Space       Requirement                                    | 11.4 |
| Structure       and Construction                           | 11.5 |
| **12.0         Husbandry**                                 |
| Environment       Enhancement for Nonhuman Primates        | 12.1 |
| Exercise       for Dogs                                    | 12.2 |
| Feeding                                                    | 12.3 |
| Handling                                                   | 12.4 |
| Housekeeping                                               | 12.5 |
| Identification                                             | 12.6 |
| Marine       Mammal Water Quality                          | 12.7 |
| Pest       Control                                         | 12.8 |
| Watering                                                   | 12.9 |
| **13.0         Transportation**                            |
| Accompanying       Documents and Records                   | 13.1 |
| Care       in Transit                                      | 13.2 |
| Food         and Water                                     | 13.3 |
| Health       Certificates                                  | 13.4 |
| Markings       and Labeling                                | 13.5 |
| Minimum       Age Requirement                              | 13.6 |
| Primary       Conveyance                                   | 13.7 |
| Primary       Enclosure - Construction                     | 13.8 |
| Primary       Enclosure - Handling                         | 13.9 |
| Primary       Enclosure - Space                            | 13.10 |
| Primary       Enclosure - Ventilation                      | 13.11 |
| Shelter       from the Elements                            | 13.12 |
| Transported       Groups - Compatibility                   | 13.13 |
| **14.0         Records**                                   |
| Annual       Report                                        | 14.1 |
| Dogs       and Cats                                        | 14.2 |
| **15.0       Veterinary Care**                             |
| Adequate       Veterinary Care                             | 15.1 |
| Attending       Veterinarian                               | 15.2 |
| Health       Records                                       | 15.3 |
| Necropsy       Requirements                                | 15.4 |
| Veterinary       Care Records                              | 15.5 |
| Written       Program of Veterinary Care                   |   |
| **16.0       Personnel**                                   |
| Employees                                                  | 16.1 |
| Qualifications                                             | 16.2 |
| **17.0       IACUC Membership**                            |
| Appointment       of IACUC                                 | 17.1 |
| Membership                                                 | 17.2 |
| **18.0       IACUC Functions**                             |
| Program       Review                                       | 18.1 |
| Facility       Inspection                                  | 18.2 |
| Reports       to the Institutional Official                | 18.3 |
| Procedure       for Protocol Review                        | 18.4 |
| Protocol       Review                                      | 18.5 |
| Suspension       of a Protocol Activity                    | 18.6 |
| Other       Functions                                      | 18.7 |
| Electronic       Communication                             | 18.8 |
| **Index**                                                  |
| Index       of terms                                       |   |

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