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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 IACUC Policy Manual<\/a>.
See the list of contents below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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URI IACUC Policies\u00a0<\/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

URI IACUC SOPs\u00a0<\/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

URI IACUC Guidance\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
IACUC Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/td>\u00a0Preparing a Breeding Protocol\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Identification of Rodents and Rabbits \u00a0<\/td>\u00a0USDA Pain and Distress Levels<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Regulations and Accreditation<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n