Policies

• Adequate Animal Care in Animal Study Areas
• Adoption Policy
• Animal Transport Guidelines
  
• Approval of Sources/Vendors
  
• Availability of approved protocol(s) at or near animal facilities
  
• Canine Exercise Program
  
• Expired/Suspended Protocol Policy
  
• Maintenance of Herd Animals
  
• Priority Review for Protocols with Sponsor
• Protocol Post-approval Monitoring
  
• Required Daily Observation Record Keeping for Research and Teaching Animals
  
• Required Veterinary Medical Record Keeping for Research and Teaching Animals
  
• Survival Surgery and Post-Surgical Monitoring of Animals Used in Teaching, Testing, and Research
  
• Training Policy
  
• Whistle-blowing Policy
• Wire-Bottom Caging for Rodents
  

• Euthanasia Guidelines
  
• AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia - 2007
  
• Guidelines for the Use of CO2 for Euthanasia of Rodents
  
• Handling Radio Active Animals
  
• Managing Pain:Anesthesia and Analgesia Agent Guidelines
  
• Microbiological Monitoring (RODAC Plates)
  
• Provision of Veterinary Care
  
• Recognizing Pain in Animals
  
• Rodent Survival Surgery
  
• Stabilization and Acclimation of Research Animals
  
• Testing Cell Lines For Rodent Infections Agents
  
• Treatment of Animals under Veterinary Care
  

NIH Guidelines

• Genotyping of Rodents (Tail Biopsy)
  
• Recommendations on Toe Clipping

• Policy 3, Veterinary Care