Animal Care & Use - Indianapolis

Policies, procedures, guidelines, and resources

Policies

• Animal Adoption (Accessible 07/23/19)
• Assigning Animals to USDA Pain & Distress Categories (Accessible 07/23/19)
• Authority of the Attending Veterinarian (Accessible 07/23/19)
• Cage Card Requirements—Rodents (Accessible 07/23/19)
• Euthanasia
• Housing of Social Species (Accessible 07/03/19)
• IACUC Record Retention (Accessible 07/03/19)
• In Vivo Use of Bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) (Accessible 07/03/19)
• Literature Search Policy (Accessible 07/03/19)
• Mouse Housing Density and Breeding Schemes (Accessible 07/03/19)
• Post Approval Monitoring (PAM) (Accessible 08/22/23)
• Rat Breeding and Housing Density (Accessible 07/03/19)
• Record Requirements—USDA Species (Accessible 07/03/19)
• Review of Changes to an Approved IACUC Protocol (Accessible 10/13/21)
• Satellite Housing (Accessible 07/03/19)
• Semi-annual Inspection & Program Review (Accessible 07/03/19)
• Surgery and Post-Operative Care (Accessible 07/03/19)
• Tissue Sharing
• Toe Clipping (Accessible 07/03/19)
• Training Requirements for PI's and Protocol Associates (Accessible 07/03/19)
• Use of Expired Drugs and Materials
• Use of Non-Pharmaceutical-Grade Chemicals/Compounds (Accessible 07/23/19)
• Zebrafish (Accessible 07/23/19)

Guidelines

• Agent Administration (Accessible 10/25/19)
• Blood Collection (Accessible 07/23/19)
• C02 Flow Rate (Accessible 07/23/19)
• Exceptions Regarding Husbandry of Laboratory Rodents (Accessible 07/03/19)
• Food and/or Fluid Restriction in Animals (Accessible 07/03/19)
• Mouse Tail Biopsy
• On Campus Transportation (Accessible 07/03/19)
• Tumor Induction (Accessible 08/22/23)

Standard Operating Procedures

• IACUC SOP*Network ID required (Accessible 07/23/19)

Postings for Labs

1. an emergency contact list of personnel familiar with the protocols
2. Reporting Concerns About Animal Care and Use (Accessible 11/15/22)
3. Occupational Health & Safety Posting
4. Allergy Posting (Accessible 07/23/19)

Resources

• NIH: What Investigators Need to Know About the Use of Animals
• NIH: Checklist for Grant Review of Vertebrate Animal Section
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook
• Animal Welfare Regulations
• The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
  You can download a free pdf copy of The Guide by clicking “Download Free PDF” found at the bottom of the box with the picture of the book and below the information about ordering a paperback copy.
• Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• S. Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research, and Training