IACUC Guidance and Resources

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 

URI Health Services 

USDA Literature Searching for Animal Use Alternatives