IACUC Policies & Guidelines
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Guidelines and Policies
Animal Care and Use
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 Disposition
Animal Facilities and Housing
Guidelines
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)
Instructional Protocols
Miscellaneous
Monitoring and Non-Compliance
Protocols
Guidelines
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)