Are animal cage cards considered to be raw data?
Raw data is defined as “any laboratory worksheets, records, memorandum, notes that are the result of original observations and activities and are necessary for the reconstruction and evaluation of-the report of that study.” Cage cards are not raw data if they contain information like animal number, study number, study dates, and cage number (information that is not the result of original observations and that is not necessary for study reconstruction). However, if an original observation is put on the cage cards, then all cards must be saved as raw data. • Are photocopies of raw data, which are dated and verified by signature of the copier, considered to be “exact” copies of the raw data? Yes. • Are records of quarantine, animal receipt, environmental monitoring, and instrument calibration considered to be raw data? Yes. • A laboratory conducts animal studies to establish a baseline set of data for a different test species/strain. No test article is administered but the toxicology labo
