Laboratory Animal Boards Study Group
Study Questions from Regulatory Documents
There is no guarantee that the mock exams posted here will accurately reflect the actual ACLAM, ECLAM or other laboratory animal medicine and science certifying exams in terms of content or format. These mock exams are meant to be a learning experience and a resource in preparing for ACLAM, ECLAM or other laboratory animal medicine and science certifying exams.
APHIS, USDA. Animal care policy manual (policies #1-29).
Applied Research Ethics National Association (ARENA) and Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW). 2002. Institutional animal care and use committee guidebook. 2nd Edition. OLAW, Bethesda, MD.
AVMA Panel on Euthanasia, American Veterinary Medial Association. 2001. 2000 report of the AVMA panel on euthanasia. JAVMA 218(5):669-696.
Committee on Guidelines for the Use of Animals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, Division on Earth and Life Studies. 2003. Guidelines for the care and use of mammals in neuroscience and behavioral research. National Academies Press, Washington, D. C
Committee on Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Nonhuman Primates, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies. 2003. Occupational health and safety in the care and use of nonhuman primates. The National Academies Press, Washington, D. C.
Committee on Occupational Safety and Health in Research Animal Facilities, Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council. 1997. Occupational health and safety in the care and use of research animals. National Academy Press, Washington, D. C.
Committee on Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates, National Research Council. 1998. The psychological well-being of nonhuman primates. National Academies Press, Washington, D. C.
Federation of Animal Science Societies. 1999. Guide for the care and use of agricultural animals in agricultural research and teaching, 1st revised ed. Federation of Animal Science Societies, Savoy, Illinois.
Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, Committee for the Update of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, National Research Council. 2011. Guide for the care and use of laboratory animals. National Academy Press, Washington, D. C.
Morrison, A. R., H. L. Evans, N. A. Ator, and R. K. Nakamura. 2002. Methods and welfare considerations in behavioral research with animals: report of a national institutes of health workshop. The National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, MD.
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR). 2000. Cost analysis and rate setting manual for animal research facilities. NCRR Office of Science Policy and Public Liaison, Bethesda, MD.
National Research Center. 2006. Guidelines for the Humane Transport of Research Animals. NIH, Bethesda, MD.
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare. 2002. Public health service policy on humane care and use of laboratory animals. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Institutes of Health. 1999. Biosafety in microbiological and biomedical laboratories. 4th ed. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.
US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chapter 1, part 7. Foreign Quarantine. Regulations for Import of Animals.
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Institutes of Health. 2000. Primary containment for biohazards: selection, installation and use of biological safety cabinets. 2nd ed. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.