Laboratory Animal Protocol Development

Valdez Scientific has extensive and practical knowledge of protocol development in accordance with the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee across academic and DoD organizations.

Overview

Our protocols detail pain and distress assessments for ethical animal use, husbandry considerations, technical procedures that ensure ethical animal treatment, and many explicit elements that must be in compliance with AALAS and IACUC. As a quick reaction partner, Valdez Scientific rapidly develops protocols to fit your research and unique facilities.

Essential Animal Use Protocol Elements

Animal Care and the three R’s:

1. Complete literature search for research duplication in PubMed, DTIC, and NIH RePorter using keywords relevant to your study
2. Address non-animal alternatives , animal model and species justification, as well as the 3 R’s (refinement, reduction, and replacement)
3. Medical care details for veterinary staff, environmental enrichment, and husbandry considerations

Technical procedures with animal care and ethical treatment:

1. Provide step-by-step technical protocols with explicit consideration to ethical animal treatment
2. Protocols developed to reduce unnecessary animal stress without compromising sample integrity