Animal Resources for Research

About Laboratory Animal Medicine Service

The role of the Laboratory Animal Medicine Service is to provide facilities, services and information to facilitate effective research and teaching with animals at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. Members of the service are also obligated to ensure that animal care procedures and animal experimentation comply with federal, state and local regulations. The management and operation of the animal care activities of all sites are integral to the development and implementation of a high-quality animal care and use program. Internal and external investigators carry out a wide variety of research projects with a wide range of animal species, including livestock. This program is characterized by a high level of client service, strong veterinary expertise, effective technical service delivery, quality animal housing, compliance with federal and state regulations and maintenance of AAALAC accreditation.