f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 101 [Entry Date] 04/16/2011 at 05:53:11 AM [Affiliation] Organization [Organization Name] UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS [Organization City and State] SACRAMENTO, CA [Comments] 
Comment 1: I do not believe that there is a compelling reason to adopt this new Guide which will cause increased expense and increased paperwork burden with no demonstrated benefit. Comment 2: There are numerous concerns regarding the new Guide. Of particular concern is the requirement to use pharmaceutical-grade chemicals. For the vast majority of academic research projects of the kind supported by NIH, there is no scientific advantage to using pharmaceutical-grade chemicals. There is also no benefit from an animal welfare perspective. However, this requirement will add enormous expense to procure pharmaceutical-grade chemicals that will reduce the availability research funds for other research needs. In addition to the waste of Federal funds, there will also be enormously increased administrative burden procuring such chemicals that will detract from time that could be spent on productive research.
Listing of Public Comments on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals