Laboratory Animal Resources Group

The Laboratory Animal Resources Staff (LAR) is dedicated to maintaining the highest standard of animal care and welfare, ensuring the best quality of animal for research activities and support of Divisional research initiatives utilizing animals. The animal resource program is responsible for ensuring continued accreditation by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, International, compliance with federal regulations of the Animal Welfare Act and the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, and maintaining standards in accordance with the National Research Council's "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals." LAR provides support and care for the large experimental mouse colony utilized by the Mammalian Genetics and Development Group, as well as, animals utilized by the Assessment Technology and the Biochemistry and Biophysics Groups.

Further details are on the website. http://bio.lsd.ornl.gov/internal/lar/

Contact: Kenneth J. Bhirdo, Program Manager, bhirdokj@ornl.gov, 865-576-7430