ARCH Training Resources

ARCH Training Resources

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Resource Catalog

Animal Procurement & Movement

[Intro Text] Through a tunnel not made for the timid, the rodents' way meanders—a heated vein through academia’s frozen arteries. There, hurried footfalls echo with both dread and determination. What connects the past to the midterm, the cold to the warm, and the lazy to the almost-late? The tunnel system that provides a great underground shuffle.

01 8-12-26 ARCH Procurement & Movement Overview Session Recording Video
02 ARCH Animal Procurement & Movement 8/20/26 Overview Session Recording Video
03 ARCH Animal Procurement & Movement 8/27/26 Overview Session Recording Video
04 Initiating an Animal Order Request Animal Order Requests How to Guide Document
05 How to initiate animal order from approved vendors Animal Order Requests How to Video Video
06 Checking For Incoming Animal Orders Animal Order Requests How to Guide Document
07 Researcher: How to Request New Strain or Supplier Master Data for Animal Procurement Animal Order Requests How to Guide Document
08 How to Request New Strain or Supplier for Animal Procurement Animal Order Requests How to Video Video
09 Initiating an Animal Import Request & Master Data Updates Animal Imports How to Guide Document
10 Initiating An Animal Export Animal Exports How to Guide Document
11 How To Initiate an Animal Export Animal Exports How to Video Video
12 ARCH Transfer Reference Guide Animal Export Resource Guide Document
13 Submitting a Transfer Request Transfer Request: To Another PI, Protocol, and Location How to Guide Document
14 How To Submit a Formal Animal Transfer Request Transfer Request: To Another PI, Protocol, and Location How to Video Video
15 Processing a Protocol Transfer (Researcher Self Service Transfer) Transfer Request to Another Protocol for Same PI How to Guide Document
16 Completing a Billing Transfer for Animal Care Per Diems Transfer Cage to Another Chartstring How to Guide Document
Breeding & Colony Management

[Intro Text] Through a tunnel not made for the timid, the rodents' way meanders—a heated vein through academia’s frozen arteries. There, hurried footfalls echo with both dread and determination. What connects the past to the midterm, the cold to the warm, and the lazy to the almost-late? The tunnel system that provides a great underground shuffle.

01 ARCH Breeding and Colony Management 8/13/26 Overview Session Recording Video
02 ARCH Breeding and Colony Management 8/25/26 Overview Session Recording Video
03 Setting Up A Mating Pair
Video How To: How to set up a rodent mating pair
Setting up a breeding pair How to Guide Document
Video
04 Recording A Rodent Litter (non-USDA)
Video How To: How to Record a Rodent (Non-USDA) Litter
Recording a Litter How to Guide Document
Video
05 Fostering A Rodent (Non-USDA) Litter Fostering a Litter How to Guide Document
06 Terminating An Animal
How to Video: Researchers - How To Terminate An Animal In ARCH
Euthanizing an Animal How to Guide Document
Video
07 Requesting Rodent Euthanasia (Non-USDA)
How to Video: Researchers: How To Request Rodent (Non-USDA) Euthanasia
Request RAR Euthanize a Cage of Rodents How to Guide Document
Video
08 How To Reactivate a Deactivated Animal ID Reactivating an Animal ID - Same Day, Same Person How to Guide Document
09 How To Reactivate a Deactivated Animal ID Reactivating an Animal ID - Different Day, Different Person How to Guide Document
10 How to Update a litter if some/all pups found dead Additional Videos How to Video Video
11 Researchers: How To Combine Non-Breeding Rodents (USDA & Non-USDA) Additional Videos How to Video Video
Service Requests & Ordering Supplies
Tasks
Non-USDA Animal Records & Tracking
USDA Animal Records & Tracking
Special Housing, Husbandry & Feeding