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.
URI IACUC 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 |
URI IACUC SOPs
| CO2 Euthanasia of Rodent Species | Isoflurane |
| Guillotine Maintenance | Whole Body Perfusion for Mice |
URI IACUC Guidance
| IACUC Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) | Preparing a Breeding Protocol |
| Identification of Rodents and Rabbits | USDA Pain and Distress Levels |
Regulations and Accreditation
- USDA Animal Welfare Act (AWA)
- Animal Welfare Regulations (AWAR)
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
- Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS Policy)
- Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
- U.S. Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research, and Training
- AAALAC International
Other Guidance and Useful Links
- Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, Eighth Edition
- AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals, 2020 Edition
- 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
- USDA Literature Searching for Animal Use Alternatives
- Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)
- American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)
- Controlled Substances Use in Research Manual
- URI Environmental Health and Safety
- URI Health Services