Veterinary Services
Veterinary medical care is an essential part of the animal care and use program at UC Merced. Adequate veterinary care consists of programs for
• Preventive medicine
• Surveillance, diagnosis, treatment, and control of disease, including zoonosis control
• Management of protocol-associated disease, disability, or other sequelae
• Anesthesia and analgesia
• Surgery and post surgical care
• Assessment of animal well-being
• Euthanasia
Veterinary care is provided to research animals as outlined in the Animal Welfare Act, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, and the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine including daily observation of animals by dedicated, trained personnel for signs of injury, disease or stress; methods for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of research animals; health monitoring programs; training on proper handling and restraint methods; appropriate selection of anesthetics, analgesics, and tranquilizers for use in research animals with minimal effects on research results; surgical support services for investigators including post-operative care of research and teaching animals; consultation on appropriate methods of anesthesia, analgesia, and euthanasia.
• Preventive medicine
• Surveillance, diagnosis, treatment, and control of disease, including zoonosis control
• Management of protocol-associated disease, disability, or other sequelae
• Anesthesia and analgesia
• Surgery and post surgical care
• Assessment of animal well-being
• Euthanasia
Veterinary care is provided to research animals as outlined in the Animal Welfare Act, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, and the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine including daily observation of animals by dedicated, trained personnel for signs of injury, disease or stress; methods for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of research animals; health monitoring programs; training on proper handling and restraint methods; appropriate selection of anesthetics, analgesics, and tranquilizers for use in research animals with minimal effects on research results; surgical support services for investigators including post-operative care of research and teaching animals; consultation on appropriate methods of anesthesia, analgesia, and euthanasia.