234 • Alternatives to Animal Use in Research, Testing, and Education 
Figure 10-5.— A Representative Page of the Eight-Page Data Input Form for the Laboratory Animal Data Bank 
Animal Group Environment and 
Husbandry Conditions 
NS = Not Specified NA = Not Applicable 
FOR INTERNAL LADB USE ONLY 
LAOB Animal Group Number 
Related Animal Group Number* 
01 Performing Laboratory (where anlmali wars houtod) 
02 CHy 
03 Saato 
04 AbMudetoot 
3E 
an 
3C 
05 Country IMM StatM 
Otter 
06 LotHudo 
5) - - Mo ' th 
07 Lotttuda 
HJ J J 
■ performin g lab) 
00 CNy 
§ZD 
10 sum 
ZD 
1 1 Country United StatM □ 
Zj 
12 Animal fluppdrr or Brooder 1 13 Chy 
ZD [ZD 
14 ttato 
ZD 
15 Cauntry Unttod StatM G 
ZD othor 
16 Tasting Organization (tt different from 1 17 CMy 
| | psrtoratlng lab or data donor organization) 1 | 
IS Slats 
CD 
1 9 Cauntry Unttod StatM G 
ZD Othor 
20 Toots hit w a od by Tasting Organization 
(ZD CSC □ So rum Chomistnos □ 
Histopathology G Othor 
Bona Marrows □ 
21 
L J 
Common Animal Name 
Monk ay 
1 J 
Apa 
G 
Cat 
G 
Dog 
1 J 
Rabbit 
J 
Ral 
G 
Mouaa 
1 1 
Miniptg 
a 
Hamatai 
G 
22 Spoctoa Nana 
(3D 
23 Strain, Brood, or Block Noma 
(3D 
24 Sub air am Noma (If not In dud ad In # 21) 
^ 1 
Rodsnts/Lagomorphs Now 0° to QuMtion 25 if Rod ant or Lagomorph Quastion 30 if Carr 
uvore 
25 Typo at 
(3D 
Outbrod 
G 
now go to quMtion (32) 
Inbrad 
G 
now go to quastion (26) 
Hybrid 
G 
now go to quMtton (27) 
Congonic 
Q 
now go to quMtton (28) 
Mutant 
G 
now go to quMtion (29) 
26 Typo ot Inbroodlng 
Q BxS G FxD 
Gan (F #) 
M*S 
NS 
G 
G 
Now go to question 32 
27 Hybrid Parentage 
I > I Stran ot Dam 
Specify 
I » I Strawi ot Sirs, 
Now go to question 32 
Specify 
28 C engs w l c Parentage 
□ 
Background Strain 
(inbred partner) 
Donor Strain 
Specify 
Now go to question 32 
Specify 
29 Mutant Parentage 
ZD st ra (n on which carried - 
BxS 
Backcross 
Gen (F #)_ 
Specify 
(N #) 
Specify 
Specify 
NS G Now Go To Question 32 
Carnivores 
30 
Mating Syatom 
31 
Typo of Source 
(ZJ 
Outbred 
a 
(ZD 
Random Source. Unconditioned 
G 
Inbred 
a 
Random Source. Conditioned 
□ 
Linebred 
a 
Kennal (Colony) Produced 
□ 
Now go to quMtion 32 
32 
1 11 1 
Microbial Status (check only on#) 
Conventional 
□ 1 
now go to question 35 
Axenic (germ free) 
of 
Gnotobiotic 
a i 
Defined Microbially Associated 
□ 
now go to question 33 
Barrier Maintained (SPF) 
□ J 
Monitored 
a 
now go to question 34 
33 De signals Organisms 
CZJ 
Now go to question 35 
34 Testa by Which Monitored 
ZD 
Now go to question 35 
35 Type ot Control Animal 
Negative (untreated) 
a 
Sham 
o 
Vehicle 
a 
Pre-experiment * 
a 
Quarantine 
a 
■ now go to question 42 
now go to question 37 
thru 41 
now go to question 36 
36 Duration 
□ 
(days) 
Now go to question 42 
(SB 
Deetpnote Sham or Vehicle 
Disliked Water 
G 
Tragacanth 
G 
Saline Solution 
G 
Agar 
G 
Gelatin Capsuia 
G 
Corn Oil 
G 
Other 
36 flout* and Slto of Admin 1st ration of Vehicle 
[ | Route 
Site 
Oral (teed) 
Q 
N.A. 
Oral (gavage) 
Q 
NA 
Inhalation 
G 
N A 
Topical Application 
G 
Parenteral Injection 
G 
Specify 
1 M 
G 
1 V 
G 
Specify 
Subcut 
G 
Specify 
Specify 
1 P 
G 
N.A. 
Other 
Specify 
39 Schedule of Vahlcla Adminlstratton/Sham Pro ce dure 
1 ^ Continuous □ Other 
Periodic Times/Day for Days/Wk for Wks 
40 Concentration of Vehicle (If applicable) (e g . 0 85% Saline Solution, etc ) 
□ 
41 Amount of Vehicle Admin alar ad 
1 Constant Amount ml (or) 
_mg (or) 
Other 
Variable Amount (amount per unit body weight or body surface area) 
mg/kg mg/m* 
ml/kg ml/m* 
Other 
* Includes all animals postquarantine and under environmental conditions pnor to treatment regimes 
SOURCE: P.L. Altman and K.D. Fisher, Review of Standards Related to the Laboratory Animal Data Bank— Interim Report (Bethesda, MD: Federa- 
tion of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 1980). 
