J Vet Sci.  2022 Jul;23(4):e59. 10.4142/jvs.22087.

Operational issues of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee in Korea

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  • 1Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
  • 2School of Dentistry and Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea

Abstract

Korean Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is currently facing some operational pressing issues. 1) Review of the animal protocol containing controversial technology. 2) Review of the multi-institution animal protocol. 3) Review of veterinary clinical trials for client-owned animals. 4) Delay in the review process in large institutions with a single IACUC. Here, the following three solutions are proposed to address the above issues. 1) Establishment of public IACUC. 2) Establishment of the Veterinary Clinical Study Committee as an advisory body to the IACUC. 3) Operating multiple committees rather than increasing the number of committee members on a single committee.

Keyword

Animal ethics; animal protocol review; animal welfare; clinical trial; Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
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