IACUC Policies & Guidelines

Guidelines

• Anesthesia and Analgesics in Laboratory Animals (PDF)
• Blood Sample Withdrawal (PDF)
• Counting Animals on a Protocol (PDF)
• Handling, Preparing, and Using MS-222 (PDF)
• Humane Endpoints (PDF)
• Injections in Laboratory Animals (PDF)
• Recordkeeping, Preoperative Care, & Monitoring (PDF)
• Reporting Adverse Events (PDF)
• Restraint in Animal Teaching & Research (PDF)
• USDA Pain & Distress Categories (PDF)
• Use of Expired Products (PDF)
• Veterinary Drug Labeling (PDF)

Policies

• Animal Escape & Notification (PDF)
• Avian Embryo Use (PDF)
• Breeding of Rodents (PDF)
• Food or Water Restriction (PDF)
• Isolation of Sick Animals (PDF)
• Survival Surgeries (PDF)
• Use of Zebrafish (PDF)

Policies

• Euthanasia of Laboratory Mice and Rats (PDF)
• Protocol Closure or Transfer in the Event of a PI’s Absence (PDF)

Guidelines

• Cage Card System (PDF)
• Tracking Animal Use (PDF)

Policies

• Animal Husbandry Care and Documentation (PDF)
• Animal Identification (PDF)
• Approval of New Animal Facilities (PDF)
• Group Housing of Social Species (PDF)
• Holding of Animals not on Active Research Protocols (PDF)
• Housing and Environmental Enrichment for Laboratory Animals (PDF)
• Mice Cage Sizing and Density (PDF)
• Non-Vivarium Animal Housing (PDF)
• Quarantine & Stabilization of Research Animals (PDF)
• Transportation of Research Animals (PDF)

Policies

• Animal Use in Learning or Teaching (PDF)

Policies

• Inter-Institutional Animal Research (PDF)

Guidelines

• Congruence for NIH Funded Animal Studies (PDF)

Policies

• Non-Compliance (PDF)
• Reporting of Animal Concerns (PDF)
• Reporting to External Agencies (PDF)
• Review of Animal Welfare Concerns (PDF)

Guidelines

• Performing a Literature Search for Alternatives (PDF)

Policies

• Administrative Review of Protocol Amendments (PDF)
• Amendments Requiring a New Protocol (PDF)
• Closure of Active IACUC Protocols by PI Request or Expiration (PDF)
• Eligibility & Responsibilities of the Principal Investigator (PDF)
• Exempt Animal Protocols (PDF)
• Genetically Modified Animals (PDF)
• IACUC Protocol Submission (PDF)
• Procurement of Laboratory Animals (PDF)
• Use of Literature Searches for Alternatives (PDF)
• Use of DMR Subsequent to FCR (PDF)

Guidelines

• Health & Safety (PDF)
• Short Term Researcher Training (PDF)

Policies

• Training of Principal Investigators, Researchers, & Animal Care Staff (PDF)