The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals Updated

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The Institute for Laboratory Animal Research of the National Academy of Sciences has released a prepublication copy of the 8th edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (NOT-OD-10-102). Until the 8th edition of the guide is published in its final form, the 1996 edition will remain the official guide for the purposes of implementation of the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS Policy). The PHS Policy requires that assured institutions base their programs of animal care and use on the guide and that they comply with the regulations (9 CFR, Subchapter A) issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Animal Welfare Act.