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 Peer
reviewers can adjust
your priority
score based on your responses to the five points in the Vertebrate
Animals Section of the Research
Plan.
- Provide a detailed description of the use of animals in the work
previously outlined in the experimental design and methods section.
Identify species, strains, ages, sex, and numbers of animals to be
used.
- Justify the use of animals, choice of species, and numbers used.
If animals are in short supply, costly, or to be used in large numbers,
provide additional rationale for their selection and numbers.
- Provide information on veterinary care.
- Describe procedures for ensuring that discomfort, distress, pain,
and injury will be limited to that which is unavoidable to conduct
scientifically sound research. Describe the use of analgesic, anesthetic,
and tranquilizing drugs and comfortable restraining devices, where
appropriate, to minimize discomfort, distress, pain, and injury.
- Describe any euthanasia method to be used and the reasons for its
selection. State whether this method is consistent with the recommendations
of the Panel on Euthanasia of the
American Veterinary Medical Association.
If not, present a justification for not following the recommendations.
For electronic applications, follow the instructions for Vertebrate Animals in the Grant Application Guide. For paper applications, follow the instructions for Vertebrate Animals in the PHS 398.
Since there is no page limit for this section, use as much space as
you need to convince reviewers that you'll do everything right. Don't
assume reviewers will automatically know what you're talking about.
Help them understand why your approach will yield the best results
and how you will limit animal pain and distress to that which is scientifically
necessary.
See Part 5. Research Plan and Part 6. Other Application Sections in the NIH
Grant Cycle: Application to Renewal for more advice on drafting
your application.
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