Introduction
The
research effort to improve the health and well-being of man and animals
provides the veterinary medical profession with an unique and challenging
opportunity. This opportunity involves the care and use of laboratory animals
in the research, teaching and testing programs of the public and private
institutions engaged in biomedical/behavioral research.
Laboratory
animal practice involves the production of quality animals, the provision
of adequate veterinary care, the management of animal care and use programs,
the education of those individuals who care for and use laboratory animals,
the design and maintenance of facilities and the administration and fiscal
management of laboratory animal facilities. In addition to providing service
functions, laboratory animal practitioners use their professional expertise
to assist biomedical scientists in the selection and humane use of animals.
Therefore,
it is in the best interest of all those involved in biomedical research
that veterinarians engaged in laboratory animal practice join together
to improve the quality of service provided to society, to encourage new
and talented veterinarians to pursue careers in this area of the profession,
and to strive to increase and disseminate the available information concerning
this branch of the profession.
Last Updated: September 30, 1996
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