Response to Protocol Review Scenario: Transferring animals responsibly.

摘要

Although they don't specifically address this issue, regulations such as the US Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research and Training and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals do stress the importance of using the minimum number of animals necessary to obtain valid experimental results. Any investigator who uses animals has a moral and regulatory imperative to be a good steward of animal resources and should plan studies accordingly to reduce unnecessary animal use.