GB/T 42011-2022Laboratory animals - General code of animal welfare (English PDF)

foreword

This document is in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for Standardization Work Part 1.Structure and Drafting Rules for Standardization Documents"

drafting.

This document has been modified from Chapter 7.8 of the International Terrestrial Animal Health Code (29th Edition) of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).

The use of animals in education".

This document is structurally more focused than Chapter 7.8 "Use of Animals in Research and Education" of the International Terrestrial Animal Health Code.

all. See Appendix A for a list of structure number changes between the two documents.

There are more technical differences between this document and Chapter 7.8 "Use of Animals in Research and Education" of the International Terrestrial Animal Health Code.

The terms in question are marked with a single vertical line (|) in the outer margin. A list of these technical differences and their reasons is attached

Record B.

The following editorial changes have been made to this document.

--- In order to coordinate with the existing standardization documents, the name of the standard was changed to "General Principles for Laboratory Animal Welfare".

Please note that some contents of this document may refer to patents. The issuing agency of this document assumes no responsibility for identifying patents.

This document was proposed and managed by the National Standardization Technical Committee of Laboratory Animals (SAC/TC281).

1 Scope

This document specifies the general requirements for the welfare of laboratory animals, including welfare requirements, welfare status, welfare monitoring and assessment requirements, and specifies

Sources of experimental animals, feeding and physician care requirements involved in the use of experimental animals, as well as experimental animal management institutions, using institutions and

Training and competency requirements of employees, occupational health and safety, equipment and facility conditions, etc.

This document applies to the breeding, supply and/or use of laboratory animals in research (including testing) and higher education. using invertebrates,

Refer to this document when developing animals or obtaining cells, tissues and organs from animals for biological products or scientific research purposes.

2 Normative references

The contents of the following documents constitute the essential provisions of this document through normative references in the text. Among them, dated references

For documents, only the version corresponding to the date is applicable to this document; for undated reference documents, the latest version (including all amendments) is applicable to

this document.

GB 14925 Experimental animal environment and facilities

GB 19489 General Requirements for Laboratory Biosafety

GB/T 35892-2018 Guidelines for Ethical Review of Laboratory Animal Welfare

GB 50346 Technical Specifications for Biosafety Laboratory Buildings

GB 50447 Technical code for construction of laboratory animal facilities

3 Terms and Definitions

The following terms and definitions apply to this document.

3.1

animal welfare

The physical and mental state of an animal during life and death, and whether its basic needs are met.

3.2

The sum of human beings' concept of guaranteeing the right of healthy and happy life of experimental animals and the corresponding external conditions provided.

[Source. GB/T 35892-2018, 3.2]

3.3

alternative replacement

Use low-level animals instead of high-level animals, or use other methods without using animals to achieve the same purpose as animal experiments.

[Source. GB/T 35892-2018, 3.8.1]

3.4

reduce reduction

In order to obtain a specific quantity and accurate information, the use of experimental animals should be reduced as much as possible.

[Source. GB/T 35892-2018, 3.8.2, modified]