Animal research facility for conducting GLP study

Abstract

The wide range of chemicals which are in everyday use - such as medicines or household products - as well as chemicals used in manufacturing, or fertilisers and pesticides used in farming, must be tested to make sure that they are as safe as possible for animals and people. Safety testing makes up a very small proportion of animal research and is done to guard against products which could cause damage like cancer or birth defects. This is essential for the health of people, animals and the environment. As well as protecting the consumer, workers involved in production and those that come into contact with chemicals during transport must be protected. Diseases must be diagnosed as accurately and quickly as possible so that the most effective treatment can be given. Animal experiments have been vital in developing techniques such as scanning to check on the health of unborn babies, to identify some cancers, to diagnose heart disease and in research leading to many important blood tests. Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) is essential to carry out preclinical/non clinical studies where in studies are planned, performed, reported, monitored, and archived for its quality and integrity. Therefore it is mandatory for any organisation to have Animal Research Facility as per GLP norms. Facility should be suitable and convenient to conduct toxicology-preclinical animal study. In addition to animal facility there should be laboratories required for supporting animal facility activities.