Policies & Guidelines
Below are individual documents outlining the Â鶹ֱ²¥â€™s policies, procedures, and guidelines associated with the care and use of animals.
Policies
- Animal Welfare Policy Statement
- Adverse Events
- Agricultural Animals
- Bites and Scratches
- Care and Use of Animals
- Commercial Tissues
- Controlled and Uncontrolled Substances
- Dog and Cat Source
- Domestic and Foreign Subcontracts
- Domestic and Foreign Subcontract Process
- Drug Dilution and Anesthetic Mixtures
- Embryonated Eggs
- Field Study Guidelines
- IACUC Review and Approval of Amendments
- Laboratory Animal Adoption
- Outside Sources for Animal Samples
- Policy on Non-pharmaceutical Drugs
- Protocol Follow-up Response Guidelines
- Rodent Survival Surgery
Practices
- Animal Biosafety (ABSL-2) Guidelines
- IACUC Euthanasia of Guinea Pigs, Rabbits, and Swine
- Mouse and Rat Tail Biopsy
- NIH Neonate Euthanasia Guidance
- NIH Rodent Injection Guidance
- Rodent Tumor and Cancer Models Guidance
University Biological Resources
Biological Resources provides professional veterinary and technical support to researchers using animals in biomedical studies at the Â鶹ֱ²¥. The College of Medicine’s animal care and use program is AAALAC International-accredited, ensuring compliance with institutional animal welfare policies and standards. Biological Resources works with research teams to offer consultation on protocol development, project planning, model creation, and rodent breeding colony management. It supports various imaging techniques, including Vevo and IVIS, and supplies equipment for rodent behavioral testing. Additional facilities include multiple rodent procedure rooms, an aseptic surgery suite, and specialized spaces for hypoxia and hyperoxia evaluations. Comprehensive diagnostic laboratory services are also available.
Breeding Software Program: Conditional Allele Mouse Planner (CAMP)
Conditional Allele Mouse Planner (CAMP) is a software program to help scientists set up a breeding strategy and calculate the costs of generating mice with conditional alleles. The software was created at the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and published in Transgenic Res. ( ) 2011 August 26 [Epub ahead of print].