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Animal Facility
Resource Description for Grants
Louisiana State University and A & M
College endorses and complies with the American Veterinary Medical Association
(AVMA) position statement regarding animal welfare, and complies with the
guidelines as stated in the National Institutes of Health's ( NIH) Guide for the
Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 1996. This institution also endorses
the position of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC)
regarding animal welfare, and complies with the provisions of the School of
Veterinary Medicine, Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM) Policy and
Procedures Manual, revised August, 2006. In addition, this institution is
fully accredited by the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of
Laboratory Animal Care, International (AAALAC), indicating verified compliance
with the requirements for the proper care and treatment of all vertebrate
laboratory animals, irrespective of species, location, investigator, use, or
funding source. Lastly, the University has on file with the Office of
Laboratory Animal Welfare ( OLAW ), an approved Assurance Statement
(#A3612-01).
All animal care is under the
centralized jurisdiction of the Director of the DLAM, David G. Baker,
DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ACLAM. DLAM staff includes two clerical support
persons, an Assistant
Director, A Chief Clinical Veterinarian, three veterinary residents in
laboratory animal medicine, three area supervisors, and approximately 15 animal
caretakers. There are approximately 45,000 square feet of animal housing
in two facilities. Animals housed include dogs, cats, swine, horses,
cattle, sheep, goats, psittacines, reptiles, poultry, fish, amphibians, rodents, rabbits,
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