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Overview

This group applies its expertise in animal health, animal husbandry and veterinary research science to all VIDO-InterVac research projects that include experimental use of animals.

The Clinical and Epidemiological Services group has extensive expertise in writing animal protocols and has 30-plus active protocols in any given year.

Staff are involved in all aspects of animal handling (vaccinations, sampling, surgeries) and ensure animals are handled in a safe and humane manner.

VIDO-InterVac is able to test vaccines in all animal species, including large animals. The most commonly used types of animals are mice, rats, rabbits, guinea pigs, sheep, pigs, cattle and horses as well as chickens and turkeys.

The Clinical Services group has extensive depth and can handle large scale research projects.  

Opportunities For External Collaboration

The Clinical and Epidemiological Services Unit provides experimental design expertise and animal protocols for external research collaborators.

Care of animals used in collaborative studies meets or exceeds CCAC guidelines.

Members of this Research Support Group

Program Manager: Don Wilson

Veterinarian: Stewart Walker

Research Technicians: Barry Carroll, Brock Evans Sherry Tetland, Jan Erickson, Amie Sewell, Debbie Bagnall, Kristen Neufeld, Kane Meszaros

Accreditation

Great care is taken to ensure ethical and humane treatment of animals through VIDO-InterVac’s Clinical and Epidemiological Services Unit. The Unit operates in accordance with the requirements of the University Committee for Animal Care and Supply (UCACS) and the Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC).

The Clinical and Epidemiological Services Unit undergoes formal assessments annually with UCACS and every 3 years with the CCAC. These assessment visits have gone very well and they’ve received the CCAC Certificate of Good Animal Practices (GAP).

For more information on the UCAS policy on the Care and Use of Animals in Research visit: http://www.usask.ca/university_secretary/policies/research/8_04.php

For more information on the CCAC’s guidelines for the Care and Use of Experimental Animals visit: http://www.ccac.ca/en/CCAC_Programs/Guidelines_Policies/GUIDES/ENGLISH/V1_93/CHAP/CHV.HTM

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