| Acronym |
Full
Title/Description |
| AAALAC |
Association
for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care
(Independent Accreditation Organization) |
| AALAS |
American
Association for Laboratory Animal Science |
| AC |
Animal
Care |
| ACLAM |
American
College of Laboratory Animal Medicine |
| AHCF |
Animal
Hazard Control Form |
| APHIS |
Animal
& Plant Inspection Service |
| AUF |
Animal
Use Form
(Application form for animal use at MSU) |
| CDC |
Center
for Disease Control |
| DPPS |
Department
of Police and Public Safety
(Department at MSU) |
| IACUC |
Institutional
Animal Care and Use Committee |
| MIOSHA |
Michigan
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| MSDS |
Material
Safety Data Sheet |
| MSU |
Michigan
State University |
| NIH |
National
Institutes of Health |
| NRC |
National
Research Council |
| OHS |
Occupational
Health and Safety |
| OLAW |
Office of
Laboratory Animal Welfare
(Office at the NIH) |
| ORCBS |
Office of
Radiation, Chemical and Biological Safety
(Department at MSU) |
| OVPRGS |
Office of
the Vice President for Research & Graduate Studies
(Department at MSU) |
| PHS |
Public
Health Service |
| PI |
Principal
Investigator |
| PMD |
Pest
Management Division
(Division of DPPS, Department at MSU) |
| PPE |
Personal
Protective Equipment |
| SOP |
Standard
Operating Procedures |
| ULAR |
University
Laboratory Animal Resources
(Department at MSU) |
| USDA |
United
States Department of Agriculture |
