Definition of terms used on this page:
- Policy: a general statement of IACUC requirements.
- Guideline: specific instructions for how to comply with a policy, may be updated as best practices in the field evolve.
A policy may have more than one associated guideline. When referring to these documents, please make sure to read and adhere to both the policy and any related guidelines.
Jump to Policies & Guidelines for:
- Anesthesia/Analgesia/Drugs
- Surgery
- Euthanasia
- Housing/Husbandry
- Other Common Procedures
- Sample Anesthesia, Surgery, and Post-Procedural Recordkeeping Forms
IACUC Policy: Principal Investigator Role in Animal Research
Anesthesia/Analgesia/Drugs Policies & Guidelines
- Analgesia Guidelines
- Administration of Analgesics to Rodents
- Administration of Analgesics to Rodents via Drinking Water
(Guidelines: Administration of Analgesics to Rodents via Drinking Water) - Anesthesia Monitoring of Research Animals
(Guidelines: Anesthesia Monitoring of Research Animals) - Anesthetics
- Handling and Use of Expired Drugs and Medical Materials
- Heat Support During Sedation, Anesthesia, and Recovery
- Hypothermia as Anesthesia for Neonatal Rodents
(Guidelines: Hypothermia as Anesthesia for Neonatal Rodents) - Neuromuscular Blocking Agents in Animals
(Guidelines: Neuromuscular Blocking Agents in Animals) - Use and Calibration of Anesthetic Machines and Monitoring Equipment
(Guidelines: Use and Calibration of Anesthetic Machines and Monitoring Equipment) - Use of Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Compounds in Animals
(Guidelines: Use of Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Compounds in Animals)
Surgery Policies & Guidelines
- Anesthesia, Surgery and Post-Procedural Recordkeeping (sample forms at bottom of page)
- Aquatic Survival Surgery Perioperative Considerations
- Avertin (2,2,2 Tribromoethanol) - See Use of Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Compounds in Animals Policy and Guidelines in the "Anesthesia/Analgesia/Drugs Policies & Guidelines" section.
- Surgery and Post-operative Care of USDA Species, Survival and Non-survival Surgeries
- Major versus Minor Surgical Procedures
- Mouse and Rat Survival and Non-Survival Surgery and Post-Operative Care
- Multiple Surgical Procedures
- Proper Sterilization of Materials Used in Animal Studies
- Surgery Guidelines for Laboratory Animals
Euthanasia Policies & Guidelines
- SOP: Awake Cervical Dislocation
- Euthanasia for Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
- Euthanasia Criteria for Animals Used in Research, Teaching, Agricultural and Display Protocols
- Euthanasia by Decapitation
- Euthanasia of Rodents Using Inhaled Agents
- Perfusion as Euthanasia or as Non-survival Surgery
- Species-Specific Euthanasia Guidelines
Housing/Husbandry Policies & Guidelines
- Acclimation and Stabilization of Animals Used for Research, Teaching or Agricultural Studies
(Guidelines: Acclimation and Stabilization of Animals Used for Research, Teaching or Agricultural Studies) - Co-Housing Multiple Species
(Guidelines: Co-Housing Multiple Species) - Disaster/Emergency Planning
- Disaster/Emergency Plan Template for Animal Housing Sites
- Environmental Enrichment
- Fertilized Bird Egg Use
- Housing and Husbandry Guidelines
- Identification of Animals
- Investigator Managed Housing Area (IMHA) Oversight
- Maintenance of Animals on an Expired IACUC Protocol
- Sanitization and Evaluation of Hand-washed Animal Equipment
- Social Housing of Research Animals
- Transportation of Research Animals
(Guidelines: Transportation of Research Animals)
Other Common Procedure Policies & Guidelines
- Adoption of Teaching or Research Animals
(Guidelines: Adoption of Teaching or Research Animals) - Administration of Cells, Tissue, and/or Bodily Fluids to Rodents
- Behavioral Equipment (Cleaning/Disinfecting)
- Blood Collection Guidelines
- Egg and Oocyte Harvesting in Xenopus laevis
- Food and Fluid Regulation
- Toe Clipping
- Photography, Videography, and Recording of Animals
- Physical Restraint
- Proper Sterilization of Materials Used in Animal Studies
- Rodent Breeding and Genotyping
- Routes of Administration Guidelines
- Tumor Endpoint Criteria
(Guidelines: Tumor Endpoint Criteria)
Sample Recordkeeping Forms
- Anesthetic record for non-invasive procedures (e.g. inoculations, tail snips, imaging)
- Animal Care Form
- Consent Form Template
- Decapitation Log
- Food and/or Water Restriction Log
- Mouse/Rat/Non-Mammal Surgical Record
- Mouse/Rat/Non-Mammal Post-Operative Record
- Mouse/Rat/Non-Mammal One Page Surgical and Post-Op Record - Horizontal
Mouse/Rat/Non-Mammal One Page Surgical and Post-Op Record - Vertical - USDA Species Procedure Surgery Record
- USDA Species Anesthesia Monitoring Record
- USDA Species Post Procedure Recovery and Care Record