Which of the following justifications for using a particular species would not likely be accepted by the IACUC?
A. Reluctance to learn about a new species that might be a better fit.
B. Physiologic characteristics of the species that render it uniquely suited for the proposed
research.
C. The existence of a large body of background data in the literature for that particular species.
D. The availability of species-specific laboratory reagents needed to perform experiments.