IACUC
Policies

URI has developed policies and procedures in order to comply with the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (the Guide), the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS Policy) and the Animal Welfare Act and Animal Welfare Regulations (AWRs).

IACUC / General
IACUC Governance and Operating Policies
IACUC Policy Accepting Reviews From Other Institutions
IACUC Policy Visiting Animals
IACUC Policy Photography of Research Animals
IACUC Policy DMR Subsequent to FCR
IACUC Policy Personnel Training and Qualifications

Safety
IACUC Policy Occupational Health and Safety Program

Starting Your Study: Ordering, Breeding, Etc.
IACUC Policy Mouse Breeding and Cage Density
IACUC Guidelines for Preparing a Breeding Protocol
IACUC Protocol and Three Year Renewal Form
IACUC Personnel Table
IACUC Protocol Amendment Form
IACUC Termination Form

Planning and Implementing Your Study
IACUC Policy Animal Biosaftey Level2
IACUC Policy Blood Collection
IACUC Policy Food and Water Regulation in Laboratory Animals
IACUC Policy Idiopathic Ulcerative Dermatitis
IACUC Policy Rodent Survival Surgery
IACUC Policy Swine Castration
IACUC Policy Tail Docking
IACUC Policy Tumor Production in Mice and Rats
IACUC Policy – USDA Pain and Distress Levels Guidance
IACUC Policy Use of Agricultural Species
IACUC Policy Acclimation of Newly Acquired Animals
IACUC Policy Acclimation and Quarantine of Farm Animals
IACUC Policy Rodent and Rabbit Health Monitoring and Biosecurity
IACUC Policy Field and Wildlife Studies
IACUC Policy Chemical Restraint of Injured Farm Animals