IACUC Policies, SOPs, and Guidance
All IACUC policies, SOPs, and guidance documents are compiled in the IACUC Policy Manual. See the list of contents below.
Policies
| Oversight | |
| Accepting Reviews from Other Institutions | Review and Classification of Wildlife Studies |
| Incident Reporting | Satellite Animal Facilities |
| Personnel Training and Qualifications | Use of DMR Subsequent to FCR |
| Post-Approval Monitoring | Visiting Animals |
| Research Occupational Health Program | |
| Husbandry | |
| Acclimation and Quarantine of Farm Animals | Housing More Than One Animal Species in a Single Room or Area |
| Acclimation of Newly Acquired Animals | Rodent and Rabbit Health Monitoring and Biosecurity |
| Animal Biosafety Level 2 | Shipping and Receiving Non-Vendor Rodents |
| Environmental Enrichment | Social Housing |
| Housing Density | |
| Procedures and Activities | |
| Acutely Hazardous Chemical Use in Animals | Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Substances |
| Animal Reuse | Photography of Research Animals |
| Blood Collection | Retroorbital Bleeding and Injections in Mice and Rats |
| Chemical Restraint of Injured Farm Animals | Rodent Survival Surgery |
| Euthanasia of Research Animals | Swine Castration |
| Food and Water Restriction in Laboratory Animals | Tail Docking |
| Laboratory Animal Transport | Tumor Production in Mice and Rats |
| Mouse and Rat Breeding | Use of Agricultural Species |
SOPs
| CO2 Euthanasia of Rodent Species | Isoflurane |
| Guillotine Maintenance | Whole Body Perfusion for Mice |
Guidance
| Preparing a Breeding Protocol | USDA Pain and Distress Levels |
| Rodent and Rabbit Identification |
Useful Links
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, Eighth Edition
AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals, 2020 Edition
Controlled Substances Use in Research Manual
Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching (Ag Guide)
Guidelines of the American Society of Mammalogists for the Use of Wild Mammals in Research
American Fisheries Society Guidelines for the Use of Fishes in Research
Ornithological Council Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research
Guidelines for the Use of Live Amphibians and Reptiles in Field and Laboratory Research
URI Environmental Health and Safety
USDA Literature Searching for Animal Use Alternatives
List of Individual Policies
IACUC Policy – Accepting Reviews from Other Institutions
IACUC Policy – Use of DMR Subsequent to FCR
IACUC Policy – Incident Reporting
IACUC Policy – Personnel Training and Qualifications
IACUC Policy – Post–Approval Monitoring
IACUC Policy – Review and Classification of Wildlife Studies
IACUC Policy – Research Occupational Health Program
- Policies
- SOPs
- Templates
- Guidance
- Useful Links
Husbandry
IACUC Policy – Acclimation and Quarantine of Farm Animals
IACUC Policy – Acclimation of Newly Acquired Animals
IACUC Policy – Animal Biosafety Level 2
IACUC Policy – Environmental Enrichment
IACUC Policy – Housing Density
IACUC Policy – Housing More Than One Animal Species in a Single Room or Area
IACUC Policy – Rodent and Rabbit Health Monitoring and Biosecurity
IACUC Policy – Shipping and Receiving Non-Vendor Rodents
Procedures and Activities
IACUC Policy – Acutely Hazardous Chemical Use in Animals
IACUC Policy – Blood Collection
IACUC Policy – Chemical Restraint of Injured Farm Animals
IACUC Policy – Euthanasia of Research Animals
IACUC Policy – Food and Water Regulation in Laboratory Animals
IACUC Policy – Laboratory Animal Transport
IACUC Policy – Mouse and Rat Breeding
IACUC Policy – Non–Pharmaceutical Grade Compounds
IACUC Policy – Photography of Research Animals
IACUC Policy – Retroorbital Bleeding and Injections in Mice and Rats
IACUC Policy – Rodent Survival Surgery
IACUC Policy – Swine Castration
IACUC Policy – Tumor Production in Mice and Rats
IACUC Policy – Use of Agricultural Species
SOPs
IACUC SOP – CO2 Euthanasia of Rodent Species
IACUC SOP – Guillotine Maintenance
IACUC SOP – Whole Body Perfusion for Mice
Templates
IACUC Template – Satellite Animal Facility SOP
IACUC Template – Memorandum of Understanding
Guidance
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals Eighth Edition
AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals 2020 Edition
Controlled Substances Use in Research Manual
Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching (Ag Guide)
Guidelines of the American Society of Mammalogists for the Use of Wild Mammals in Research
American Fisheries Society Guidelines for the Use of Fishes in Research
Ornithological Council Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research
IACUC Guidance – Preparing a Breeding Protocol
IACUC Guidance – Rodent and Rabbit Identification
IACUC Guidance – USDA Pain and Distress Levels