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Appendix C: Animal Research Survey-1999 and Survey Tables
Appendix C: Animal Research Survey-1999 and Survey Tables
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The 53 institutions were divided into three groups according to average daily mouse census: group 1 (n = 23) 1,000-9,999, group 2 (n = 16)
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of what the numbers in the table represent (mean number of institutions, mean percentage of the group or of all 53 institutions, and so on) is provided.
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If you must do so, please restaple them securely before you return the questionnaire. Please remember to enclose with the completed questionnaire your: · organizational chart · list of per diem rates · financial contribution · Please return the completed questionnaire by MARCH 15, 1999.
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Name of animal resource Name and academic degrees of resource director *
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Laboratory animal medicine exam/treatment rooms 6. Operating rooms 7.
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Characteristics of individual sites: APPENDIX C Percent of total space available for animal housing (Animal room ft2 divided by totalft2)
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Conventional cages (no bonnets) with water bottles | l Conventional cages with autowater Microisolation cages with water bottles Microisolation cages with autowater Individually ventilated cages with water bottles Individually ventilated cages with autowater Total mouse cages *
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74 F Facilities for animal health seances: FED C Se~~- ~/~C CN/~r ~E C~N ~~ ~~d ~~'S9~ /~ ~C N~r ~~ Name')
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B Animal care staff: B1.
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Criteria for determining animal care staff ng levels Quantified time-effort reporting Qualitative assessments by animal care supervisors Othe
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for an animal care technician's salary Annual benefit days for a technician with 5 years of service: Vacation days Sick days Paid holidays Other recess days Personal days Total annual benefit days BS. Recruitment of animal care staff Rank the followingiactors for their impact on limiting your resource 's ability to recruit (Table AJ and retain (Table By new staff: TABLE A (1 = high, 2 = moderate, 3 = low, 4 = none)
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B7. Productivity of animal care staff Please indicate, in the table on the following page, your responses for staffproductivity for mouse husbandry in your most eff cientlv conk gured housir'~ site(s)
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Composition of laboratory animal medicine staff Example for completing the following table: If 2 persons each devote half-time effort, enter 2.0 under "rzo. of persons" and 1.0 under "FTEs".
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C2. Academic appointments for laboratory animal medicine professional staff Please indicate the number of members of your professional staff who hold academic appointments.
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Animal Procurement and Census Please enter data consistent with the reporting period checked on the identification page (Page 2)
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APPENDIX C Caging types used: static microisolation cages Y N individually ventilated cages Y N cages with water bottles Y N cages with autowater Y N changed in a HEPA-filtered change station % . Interval (days)
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Animal technology services and revenue sources: Please use the following key for entries: R = rodent (mouse or rat) C = carnivore (dog or cat)
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Administration of compounds/drugs during experimentation Restraint (chemical or physicals Feeding of special diets Other:C. Outsourcing of animals and/or services: Please indicate institutional policies and practices for outsourcing animals and animal care services.
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Laboratory animal medicine services: (Enter one or more letters corresponding to the following species in the relevant boxiness) : R = rodent (mouse or rat)
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Research Services: Please indicate all sources that apply. If your animal resource or comparative medicine program has a core lab for producing KO mice, check " animal resource program "I.
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Prevalence of infectious agents Please indicate, in the following table, the current prevalence of infectious agents in your MOUSE colonies. Prevalence should be given as the percent of mouse rooms in which the agent or serological evidence of the agent is present.
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Do you have animal procurement/setup fees ? The procurementiee is based on: Percent of total $$ for animal order Percent of total $$ for animal order up to a set maximum Percent of cost/animal up to a set maximum A standard charge per animal, per box or per order regardless of the total amount of the order The setup fee is based on: Fixed fee per cage Fixed fee per order Percent of the per diem rate for the species
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For rodent cages with low occupancy such as singly-housed mice: The filll per diem rate is charged A reduced per diem rate is charged If a reduced rate is charged, indicate the percent reduction compared to the full rate B Variations in per diem charges: Y N Indicate which conditions in the following table warrant a per diem rate or charge which differs from the standard rate for basic care.
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Housing and husbandry for hazardous chemical agents Quarantine of mice from non commercial sources Quarantine of dogs or cats Quarantine of nonhuman primates Please enclose a copy of your institution 's per diem rates for FY 98-99 | C Formulation of Per diem rates: How open do you adjust per diem rates each year?
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Extramural funding: 91 Total 100.00 Please indicate the total current extramuralfunding for biomedical research and trainingfor the components of your institution? Provide figures for as many boxes as possible.
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Expense categories APPENDIX C Indicate which of the following categories of expenses are typically included ir' the DIRECT operating budget for your animal resource, irrespective of the source(s) of off-setting revenues.
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Pathologists i Microbiologist Virologist Veterinary assistants/techs Diagnostic laboratory technics) Business manager Senior animal care manageress Animal care supervisors Animal care technicians Regulatory (compliance)
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Please indicate the items that apply to the institutional subsidy for your resource. Items Yes No Uncertain The resource receives an institutional subsidy The subsidy is negotiated annually The subsidy is applied only to specific pre-determined expenses The subsidy can be used as a discretionary account for the resource The subsidy offsets operating costs for specific species The subsidy is used, in part, to cover year-end operating deficits Operating costs to which the subsidy is typically applied are: *
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G Indirect cost recovery: All other categories: Total subsidy $ The current federally negotiated indirect cost rate for your institution is: The current federally negotiated cost rate for your animal resource, if it differs from the institutional rate: The status of implementation of OMB Circular A-21 at your institution is: Full implementation since (give date)
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Does your institution have a program for monitoring animal experimentation apart from semi-annual IACUC inspections? If so, who conducts these inspections: APPENDIX C % %
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Veterinarians Other staff VIII. Resourc~client Relationships Please rank the following potential concerns among animal users at your institution: 1 = high level of user confidence and satisfaction 2 = most users are satisfied, but some are not 3 = general, moderate dissatisfaction 4 = substantial, widespread dissatisfaction and concern 97 FTEs Item Rank Per diem rates Animal procurement fees Space available for animal housing Quality and reliability of the physical plant Quality of animal care services Quality of laboratory animal medicine services Regulatory programs Training for animal users Institutional support for the res
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Future Directions Please list up to 3 of the most important challenges facing your resource in each of the following categories: Physical Plant Administration Animal care services Animal health services Financial support Regulatory compliance
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FEW C 99 Xey 10 Surge gables Survey Tables Page Pbysicn1 Plant ConAg~adon Tale 1 1 =c a~c^ Spacc allocation by ~cr of rooms . ~lc 2a 1 Space allocation by ~2 art 2b 1 Housing ~r mice C~c~ b~s~ far ~cc............................................................................................................
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Laboratory animal medicine services Rodents Carnivores Nonhuman primates.......................
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Operating budget deficit Institutional subsidy Overview ............................................................................................................... Application to operating costs Subsidy for fiscal year reported Indirect cost recovery ....................
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