Investigators' Manual for the Care and Use of Animals in Research including Policies and Procedures
The Investigators' Manual for the Care and Use of Animals in Research describes the organization and activities of the committee, as well as regulations applying to personnel using animals in teaching or research:
The following are links to all of the components of the manual:
- Acknowledgment of Access to IACUC Manual
- IACUC Policies and Procedures (revised 07/07)
- Animal Resource Facility Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) (revised 06/06)
- Animal Occupational Health and Safety Program (revised 07/07)
- Animal Welfare Act
- Animal Welfare Regulations (Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations)
- Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS Guide)
- National Research Council Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (The Guide)
- American Veterinarian Medical Association (AVMA) Guidelines on Euthanasia pdf (2007)
These Polices and Procedures were developed by the IACUC based upon requirements set forth by the following:
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under statutory law (Title 7, Section 2131 of the United States Code [7 USC 2131]) and regulations (Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations [9 CFR 2.31 et seq.])
- Public Health Service (PHS) under statutory law [42 USC 289d], the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS Policy), and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (Guide)