Answer
the Five Points in the Vertebrate Animals Section
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Peer
reviewers can adjust your overall impact/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 number of
animals to be used.
- Provide information on veterinary care
for the animals involved.
- 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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