COURSE SECTION INFORMATION
Laboratory Animal Husbandry
Veterinary Assistant
Professor’s Name:
Leslie Wood DVM
Luc Lemay
woodl1@algonquincollege.com
lemayl@algonquincollege.com
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VET0019
Academic Level:
2010
Fall
02
Section Specific Learning Resources – In-class
 The learning resources for this course are the same as those listed in the approved
course outline available on Blackboard.
 related materials will be provided to the student as required and will consist of :
 Canadian Council on Animal Care website: http://www.ccac.ca/en/CCAC_Main.htm
 Websites and other on-line documents or videos
Learning Schedule – In-class
Week
1
Date
Sept 9
Topic
Introduction
2
Sept 16
Principles of
Research
Canadian
Legislation
CCAC
3 R’s
Learning Resources
1)
AALAS Brochure: Use of Animals in Biomedical research:
Understanding the Issues
http://www.aalas.org/pdf/08-00007.pdf
2) Animal Research Info Website
http://www.animalresearch.info/en/medical/diseasesresearch
3) AALAS Brochure: Why More Vet Techs are Choosing Laboratory
Animal Science
http://www.aalas.org/pdf/vtc_brochure.pdf
4) Lab Animal Technician video
http://www.aboutbioscience.org/laboratory_animal_technician.html
1) http://www.ccac.ca/en/CCAC_Programs/ETCC/PDFs/ETC_Modules.pdf
Module 5 .. read sections
a) “Animal Models in Biomedical Research”
b) “Physical and Environmental Factors”
c) “Animal Care and Handling Factors”
2) http://www.ccac.ca/en/CCAC_Programs/Assessment/CCACCFHS_Manual_e.pdf page 4 section 2.1
3) http://www.ccac.ca/en/CCAC_Programs/Assessment/CCACCFHS_Manual_e.pdf pg 2 section 1.4.1
and pg 4 section 4.1
4) http://www.ccac.ca/en/CCAC_Programs/Assessment/CCACCFHS_Manual_e.pdf pages 13-16, section 3.1-3.4
5) http://www.ccac.ca/en/alternatives/index.html
read “Home” and “The 3 R’s Introduction”
1) Animal Research.Info
http://www.animalresearch.info/en/science/animalsused/mouse
2) Animal Research Review Panel section 1.5 page 20-24
http://www.animalethics.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/249898/draftguidelines-housing-mice.pdf
3) Handling and injections-photos and videos
http://www.bva-awf.org.uk/resources/tutorials/BVA05-Mouse/Mouse.html
3
Sept 23
Mice: species
characteristics
Safe/proper
handling
Quiz 1
4
Oct 30
Mice: husbandry
+ environmental
enrichment
1) CCAC Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals Vol I
http://www.ccac.ca/en/CCAC_Programs/Guidelines_Policies/GUIDES/ENGLI
SH/V1_93/CHAP/CHIII.HTM
Chapter III The Environment
2) CCAC Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals Vol I
http://www.ccac.ca/en/CCAC_Programs/Guidelines_Policies/GUIDES/ENGLI
SH/V1_93/CHAP/CHIII.HTM
Chapter VI Social and Behavioural Requirements of Experimental Animals
A Introduction
G Rodents and Rabbits
5
Oct 7
Rats: species
characteristics
Safe/proper
handling
1) Animal Research Review Panel: Guidelines for the Housing of Rats in
Scientific Institutions pg 14- 16 Section 1.5
pg 33-36 Section 3.5
http://www.animalethics.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/222512/housingrats-scientific-institutions.pdf
2) Animal Welfare Foundation
Practical Animal Handling in Small Mammals
http://www.bva-awf.org.uk/resources/tutorials/BVA06-Rat/Rat.html
6
Oct 14
Rats: husbandry
+ environmental
enrichment
Animal Research Review Panel: Guidelines for the Housing of Rats in
Scientific Institutions Sections 2.7, 2.8, 2.9
Environmental Enrichment: Section 3.6
http://www.animalethics.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/222512/housingrats-scientific-institutions.pdf
7
8
Oct 21
Oct 28
Midterm
Review Midterm
Rabbits: species
characteristics
Safe handling
9
Nov 4
Rabbits:
husbandry +
environmental
enrichment
10
Nov 11
Animal and
Facility Records
11
Nov 18
Quiz 2
Laboratory
Animal Allergies
1) CCAC Guidelines on the Care and Use of Experimental Animals Vol.
http://www.ccac.ca/en/CCAC_Programs/Guidelines_Policies/GDLINES/VOL
2/rabbits.pdf
Sections: A. Introduction
B. Biology
D. Husbandry
E. Handling and Restraint
F. Sampling and Manipulations
2) BVA Foundation-Animal Welfare Foundation
http://www.bva-awf.org.uk/resources/tutorials/BVA08-Rabbit/Rabbit.html
3) NC3R’s Handling and Restraint of Rabbits Document
http://www.nc3rs.org.uk/category.asp?catID=19
1)Rabbits: Good Practice for Housing and Care
http://content.www.rspca.org.uk/cmsprd/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheade
r=application%2Fpdf&blobkey=id&blobnocache=false&blobtable=MungoBlob
s&blobwhere=1232988745180&ssbinary=true
2) Rabbit Digestion - description
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=18+1799&aid=2932
Assignment 3 is an excellent resource but optional reading assignment.
3) Refining Rabbit Care.
A resource for those working with rabbits in research.
http://www.rspca.org.uk/servlet/BlobServer?blobtable=RSPCABlob&blobcol=
urlblob&blobkey=id&blobwhere=1213709292078&blobheader=application/pd
f
1) CCAC Animal identification Brochure
http://www.ccac.ca/en/CCAC_Programs/ETCC/Module06/AIDB.html
2) Example of SOP from University of Guelph for Identification of Individual
Mice
https://www.uoguelph.ca/research/acs/guidelines/pdf/2009_Effective%20and
%20Humane%20Identification%20of%20Genetically%20Modified%20Mice.p
df
3) Scoring system: example of an objective way of monitoring animals
http://campusvet.wsu.edu/infofac/post-op_care.htm
Chart specific to post surgery or other invasive procedure
4) Micro-tattooing ears
http://www.ketchum.on.ca/lab/mouse-ear-tattoo.html
5) Harlan Contact Bedding and Quality Control
http://www.harlan.com/research_models_and_services/bedding_and_enrich
ment_products/contact_bedding
Reading assignments:
1) CCAC: Education, Training and Communication
http://www.ccac.ca/en/CCAC_Programs/ETCC/Module04/12.html
Module 04- Occupational health and Safety –Biological Hazards of Working
With Experimental Animals Read up to and including rat bite fever
Zoonoses
2) CCAC : Education, Training and Communication
http://www.ccac.ca/en/CCAC_Programs/ETCC/Module04/16.html
Module 04- Occupational health and Safety-Allergies to Laboratory Animals
3) Jackson Laboratories- Laboratory Animal Allergies (LAA)
http://jaxmice.jax.org/faq/allergies.html
4) Material Safety Data Sheets – please keep this link as a reference for
looking up contagious diseases
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/id-mi/index-eng.php
5) Worms and Germs Blog - http://www.wormsandgermsblog.com/
Excellent information put out by the Ontario Veterinary College and the
Hamilton Public Health Department.
12
Nov 25
Preventing
Disease
Sanitation in the
Animal Facility
1)CCAC Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals Volume 1
Chapt V Laboratory Animal Care
http://www.ccac.ca/en/CCAC_Programs/Guidelines_Policies/GUIDES/ENGLI
SH/V1_93/CHAP/CHV.HTM#5D1
2) Research Techniques and Considerations-Sanitation and Vermin Control
http://www.medaille.edu/vmacer/120_lec_21sanitation.htm
Please be sure to open the links within this document. They provide some
very useful information to help make the other content more clear.
13
Dec 2
Facility Layout
1.CCAC Guidelines Vol1- 1993
http://www.ccac.ca/en/CCAC_Programs/Guidelines_Policies/GUIDES/ENGLI
SH/V1_93/CHAP/CHII.HTM
2. Guidelines on Laboratory Animal Facilities- characteristics, design and
development 2003 – note much more detail
http://www.ccac.ca/en/CCAC_Programs/Guidelines_Policies/GDLINES/Facili
ties/PDFs/Facilities_Gdlines_Eng.pdf
14
Dec 9
Review
15
Dec 16
Final
Examination
 Evaluation –
Quiz 1

Midterm

Quiz 2

Husbandry

Participation

Final

Time 1-3 PM
Room P 210
10 %
30 %
10 %
5 %
5 %
40 %
Other Important Information
Note: Pass is 60%. The lowest passing grade is a C- . Any marks lower than C- will result in an F. There are no D's
in this course.
Students failing to submit all required work in a course will receive a grade of Incomplete (I). A passing grade can only be
achieved if all work is submitted on time, complete and produced at an academic level expected of college students.
Students are permitted a maximum of one failure in a given course. Students failing a core course for the second time will be
withdrawn from the program.
Students who satisfy the criteria for being granted a supplemental will be permitted a maximum of three supplementals while
they are in the program