AALAS Glossary Definition (English)
Animal Facility Defined
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"An animal facility is any and all areas, buildings, enclosures, rooms or vehicles, including satellite facilities used for: animal confinement, breeding, experiments including surgical manipulation, maintenance or transport. Animals may be held outside an animal holding facility for a period of less than 12 hours without IACUC approval except for survival surgery areas. Locations where animals are held for more than 12 hours become a satellite facility requiring justification of, and prior approval by, the IACUC, and approval of husbandry plans and physical plant."
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Expert Dictionary: Animal Facility
