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IACUC Procedures and Guidelines

This section contains the IACUC policies and guidelines regarding the use of animals in research, testing, and teaching at UNTHSC. To navigate please choose a topic from the list below, which will expand to the links to the SOP. SOPs are reviewed on a triennial basis.

IACUC Processes

IACUC Responsibilities
029 IACUC Roles and Responsibilities
047 Protocol to Grant Congruence Verification
052 Institution Collaboration
046 Pre-Project Planning Meetings
026 Post-Approval Monitoring
040 Review of Standard Operating Procedures
054 IACUC Fees for Non-UNTHSC Principal Investigators
Protocol Submission and Review Process
009 Protocol Submission Process
033 Guidelines for Pilot Studies
019 Expedited (DMR) Protocol Procedures
045 Assignment of Designated Reviewers
041 Designated Member Review after Full Committee Review
043 Animal Numbers Approved in a Protocol
002 Amendments to Approved Protocols
003 Annual Review of Protocols

Training

Training for IACUC Members and Animal Researchers
012 Personnel Training for Research Staff
051 IACUC Member Training
027 Occupational Health Program
030 Q Fever

Animal Welfare

Humane Care and Use
008 Humane Endpoints
013 Pain and Discomfort
032 Scoring Endpoints in Tumor Studies in Rats and Mice
018 Prolonged Physical Restraint
023 Veterinary Care
Non Compliance
031 Reporting and Investigating Noncompliance
039 IACUC Guidelines on Reporting Serious Noncompliance to OLAW, USDA, and AAALAC

Laboratory and Procedure Space

Laboratory/ Procedure Space
024 Laboratory Approval for Animal Use (Including Housing Animals Outside the Vivarium)
050 Standards for Sanitization of Animal Use Laboratories
022 Animal Transport
020 Animal Transfer Procedures
017 Sharps Disposal
049 Use of Gas Anesthesia Vaporizers and Scavenging Systems

Animal Housing & Facilities

Animal Housing
021 Acclimation Periods
025 Incoming Animals Quarantine
028 Special Care (Formerly Food and Water Restriction)
048 Enrichment for Laboratory Animals
001 Minimum Housing Space Requirements for Mice used for Breeding Purposes
Animal Facility
056 Adoption of Laboratory Animals
059 Recording Images of Animals and Vivarium Activity – Animal Use Photography

Animal Procedures

Breeding 
015 Breeding Rodents at UNTHSC
014 Using Rodent Pups for Research
010 Tail Biopsy of Mice and Rats
Anesthesia/ Analgesia & Substance Administration
036 Anesthesia in Laboratory Animals
035 Analgesics in Laboratory Animals
004 Avertin Use in Mice
057 The Use of Tricaine Methanesulfonate (MS-222)
058 The Use of Urethane
037 Hazardous Materials used in Animals
038 Recommendations for Substance Administration
053 Biological Materials used in Rodents
055 Guidelines for Compounding and Secondary Container Use for Injectable Drugs
011 Use of Non-pharmaceutical grade compounds in animals
044 Controlled Substances
Procedures
042 Blood Collection Guidelines
Surgery
034 Rodent Surgery
005 Expired Medical Materials at UNTHSC
Euthanasia
006 Euthanasia Guidelines
007 Guillotine maintenance
016 Carcass Disposal

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This page was last modified on March 26, 2024