Current status of laboratory animal science and its future / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To summarize the progresses in laboratory animal science in civil and military fields,and explore the problems existed in development of laboratory animal science in PLA. Methods Literature concerning the laboratory animal science published domestically and abroad were retrospectively and descriptively analyzed. Integrated with the practices on laboratory animal science,the strategies and suggestions for future development of laboratory animal science in PLA were herewith presented. Results Considerable developments have been achieved in the laboratory animal science in PLA,including the improved productive facilities and experimental conditions,and preliminarily established system of traiming of personnal. However,compared with the development level of laboratory animal sciences at home and that of abroad,such disparities as heterogeneity in quality of experimental animals from different breeding institues,lower standard in experimental technology,poorer foundation in the development of animal model special for military purpose,and lack of strategic reserve of laboratory animal resources,etc could still be found. Conclusions The development of laboratory animal science in PLA should depend on a combination of military efforts and civilian support,with establishment of the mechanism to share resources and professional personnel. Meanwhile a long-term mechanism should be developed for professional training of personnel in breeding experimental animals for researches in the field of military medicine,in order to establish a truly fundamental discipline of animal science for research of military medical sciences.