IACUC Policies and Guidelines
IACUC is an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. IACUC’s are mandated by two different federal laws, the Animal Welfare Act and the Health Research Extension Act.
Policy and Procedure Manual Sections Relating to IACUC
- Section 290-30 Use and Care of Animals in Teaching and Research
- Section 290-25 Health Services for Individuals Having Animal Contact
Background
These a statements of policy address areas in which federal laws or the guidelines of granting agencies are somewhat unclear. The IACUC has tried to create a clear statement of policy in these areas to help researchers understand what is expected of them and to make certain that all researchers are treated equitably.
Campus Standards for Animal Care– Click here
IACUC Policies and Guidelines
Starting Out:
- Protocol and Amendment Review Process
- Numbers Rationale for Animals in Protocols
- Training Requirements for Personnel Working with Live, Vertebrate Animals Use in Research and Teaching
- Animal Care and Use Occupational Health Program
- Protocols Involving Hazardous Materials
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) When Working with Animals
- Clinical Veterinarian Authority
- Reports of Animal Care and Use Concerns
- IACUC Charge
- Post Approval Monitoring Program
- Suspension of Animal Care and Use Protocol, Activity, or Personnel
- Studies involving Non-University Owned and Non-client Animals
- Animal Care Program Event and Emergency Reporting Policy
- Use of UC Davis Facilities by Non-UC Davis Personnel
- Provision of Veterinary Care by Veterinarians that are not part of our centralized support Veterinary Teams
- Use of Cameras and Audiovisual Recordings Policy(new)
All Animals:
- Animal Acquisition, Acclimation and the Tracking System Policy
- Acceptable Maximum and Absolute Maximum Volumes for Research Compound Administration
- Therapeutic Drug Changes on Approved IACUC Protocols
- Expired Drugs and Medical Materials
- Blood Collection: Volumes, Frequency and Sites
- Use of Non-Pharmaceutical-Grade Compounds in Animals
- Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Sodium Pentobarbital
- Guidelines for Anesthetic Mixtures and Diluted Drugs in Laboratory Animals
- Fluid Bag Shelf Life and Use Policy
- Transporting Research and Teaching Animals
- Social Housing
- Prolonged Physical Restraint in Non-sedated Research and Teaching Animals
- Use of Shelter Animals in Research and Teaching Projects
- Humane Endpoints for Laboratory Animals
- Adoption of Animals Used in Research and Teaching
- Euthanasia Guidelines for Research and Teaching Animals
Protocols Involving Anesthesia or Surgery:
- Inhalation Anesthesia Use Policy (new)
- Surgery Guidelines for Rodents
- Surgery Guidelines for Non-rodent USDA Covered Species
- Surgery Guidelines for Aquatic Amphibians and Fish (new)
- Anesthesia Machine/Vaporizer Calibration and Verification Guidelines
Rodent Specific Policies:
- Rodent Breeding Colony Policy (new)
- Rodent Genotyping and Identification Methods
- Insulin and Glucose Tolerance Testing Policy for Mice and Rats (new)
- Experimental Autoimmune Encephalitis (EAE) Mouse Model Monitoring and Care (new)
For Facility Managers:
- Guidelines for Gaining and Maintaining Approval for Principal Investigator Maintained Animal Facilities
- Scientist-in-Charge and Technician-in-Charge Roles and Responsibilities
- Environmental Alarms in Animal Facilities
- Facility Inspection Program
- Sanitization of Handwashed Equipment (new)
- Use of Radios and Other Sound Generating Devices in the Vivaria
- Escaped Rodent Policy (new)
For Lab Managers:
