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IACUC Policies, SOPs, and Guidance <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

All IACUC policies, SOPs, and guidance documents are compiled in the\u00a0IACUC Policy Manual<\/a>.
See the list of contents below.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Policies <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Oversight<\/em><\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Accepting Reviews from Other Institutions <\/td>Review and Classification of Wildlife Studies <\/td><\/tr>
Incident Reporting <\/td>Satellite Animal Facilities <\/td><\/tr>
Personnel Training and Qualifications <\/td>Use of DMR Subsequent to FCR <\/td><\/tr>
Post-Approval Monitoring <\/td>Visiting Animals <\/td><\/tr>
Research Occupational Health Program <\/td><\/em> <\/td><\/tr>
Husbandry<\/em> <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Acclimation and Quarantine of Farm Animals <\/td>Housing More Than One Animal Species in a Single Room or Area <\/td><\/tr>
Acclimation of Newly Acquired Animals <\/td>Rodent and Rabbit Health Monitoring and Biosecurity <\/td><\/tr>
Animal Biosafety Level 2 <\/td>Shipping and Receiving Non-Vendor Rodents <\/td><\/tr>
Environmental Enrichment <\/td>Social Housing <\/td><\/tr>
Housing Density <\/td><\/em> <\/td><\/tr>
Procedures and Activities<\/em><\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Acutely Hazardous Chemical Use in Animals <\/td>Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Substances <\/td><\/tr>
Animal Reuse <\/td>Photography of Research Animals <\/td><\/tr>
Blood Collection <\/td>Retroorbital Bleeding and Injections in Mice and Rats <\/td><\/tr>
Chemical Restraint of Injured Farm Animals <\/td>Rodent Survival Surgery <\/td><\/tr>
Euthanasia of Research Animals <\/td>Swine Castration <\/td><\/tr>
Food and Water Restriction in Laboratory Animals <\/td>Tail Docking <\/td><\/tr>
Laboratory Animal Transport <\/td>Tumor Production in Mice and Rats <\/td><\/tr>
Mouse and Rat Breeding <\/td>Use of Agricultural Species <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

SOPs <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
CO2<\/sub> Euthanasia of Rodent Species <\/td>Isoflurane <\/td><\/tr>
Guillotine Maintenance <\/td>Whole Body Perfusion for Mice <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Guidance <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Preparing a Breeding Protocol <\/td>USDA Pain and Distress Levels <\/td><\/tr>
Rodent and Rabbit Identification <\/td><\/em> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Useful Links <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, Eighth Edition<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals, 2020 Edition<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Controlled Substances Use in Research Manual<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching (Ag Guide)<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guidelines of the American Society of Mammalogists for the Use of Wild Mammals in Research<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Fisheries Society Guidelines for the Use of Fishes in Research<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ornithological Council Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guidelines for the Use of Live Amphibians and Reptiles in Field and Laboratory Research<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

URI Environmental Health and Safety<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

URI Health Services<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

USDA Literature Searching for Animal Use Alternatives<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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