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Description
The University of Kentucky (UK) requests $500,000 toward a $1,144,973 project to equip four vacant rodent
housing rooms in the vivarium of the new Biomedical/Biological Sciences Research Building (BBSRB) with
individually ventilated caging. External research funding at UK has grown dramatically from $173.6 million in
FY 01 to $290.4 million in FY 06. Explosive growth in the use of rodents, particularly transgenic and
knockout rats and mice, has also created an urgent challenge to meet new demand for rodent housing and
to accommodate the environmental needs of substantially greater populations of genetically modified
rodents. Long-term project goals are 1) to support continued growth of biomedical research through
expansion of quality animal resources and 2) to provide the highest quality environmental conditions
possible for research animals. Specific aims are 1) to expand rodent housing capacity in the BBSRB
vivarium and 2) to enhance biosecurity and environmental quality for rodent populations in the BBSRB. This
project will relieve overcrowded rodent housing conditions in other UK animal facilities; permit separation of
transgenic breeding colonies from experimental animals; accommodate growth in GMR populations; and
increase the percentage of rodents at UK housed in Iive caging. This last transition is seen as vital to
improving health and environmental conditions for rodent populations. The urgent need to address the
proposed aims is a result of a record of success during the last decade by UK to cultivate and grow a
dynamic biomedical research enterprise. Anticipated outcomes are maintenance of high quality research
and enhanced research productivity.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 5/1/08 → 4/30/09 |
Funding
- National Center for Research Resources: $500,000.00
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