An IACUC perspective on songbirds and their use in neurobiological research.

ILAR J

Department of Biology, 312 Leidy Laboratories, University of Pennsylvania, 433 South University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6018, USA.

Published: March 2011

Laboratory research using songbirds as a model system for investigating basic questions of neurobiological function has expanded rapidly and recently, with approximately 120 laboratories working with songbirds worldwide. In the United States alone, of the approximately 80 such laboratories nearly a third have been established in the past 10 years. Yet many animal facilities are not outfitted to manage these animals, and as a consequence laboratories often use alternative housing arrangements established by institutional animal care and use committees (IACUCs). These committees invariably differ in their expertise level with birds and thus guidelines also vary considerably from one institution to another. In this article I address a number of factors to consider for effective oversight of research involving songbirds.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3263358PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ilar.51.4.424DOI Listing

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