Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (6): 572-576.DOI: 10.12300/j.issn.1674-5817.2022.095

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Establishment and Interpretation of Group Standard for Laboratory Animal—Guideline for the Welfare of SPF Chicken

Haibo YU1, Jie ZHOU2, Jianhong LI3, Changwen LI1, Caixia Gao1, Changyou XIA1()()   

  1. 1.Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, National Poultry Laboratory Animal Resource Center, Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Laboratory Animals and Comparative Medicine, Harbin 150069, China
    2.Shanghai Research Center of Laboratory Animal, Shanghai 201203, China
    3.College of Life Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
  • Received:2022-06-29 Revised:2022-09-17 Online:2022-12-25 Published:2023-01-04
  • Contact: Changyou XIA

Abstract:

Specific pathogen free (SPF) chickens are the main laboratory poultry used in biomedicine and animal husbandry. SPF chickens are used for scientific research, production and testing of biological products for humans, livestock and poultry, so they are indispensable laboratory animals and raw materials. This paper introduced the background, purpose, scope, content, and significance of the group standard Laboratory Animal—Guideline for the Welfare of SPF Chickens. This standard provides the necessary welfare for SPF chickens in institutions, animal facilities, animal environments, daily management, experimental operations, and transportation. The implementation of the standard is aimed at regulating the management of SPF chickens, improving the quality of SPF chickens, and providing better services for research and production. It also promotes scientific development, protect human health, and bring the SPF chicken laboratory animal industry in line with international standards.

Key words: Production and use of SPF chicken, Welfare, Institution, Animal environment, Daily management

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