IACUC: Policies
Last Updated: April 24, 2024 2:31:43 PM PDT
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Find links to IACUC policies and guidelines.
UCOP and UCSD Policies
- University of California Policy on Use of Animals (PDF)
- University of California Contracts and Grants Manual Chapter 18
- UCSD PPM 100.6 Policy on the Use of Animals in Research and Teaching (PDF)
- Vivarium & Research Animal Safety
- Occupational Health Program for Individuals with Research Animal Exposure
- Occupational Health Brochure (PDF)
- Safe Use of Anesthetic Gases in the Research Environment Brochure (PDF)
- Health and Safety for Students in Classes with Animal Contact (PDF)
- Policy on Minors in the Laboratory and Vivarium (PDF)
- UCSD PPM 270-5 Campus Dog Regulations (PDF)
- Animal Records Retention
- USDA Policy 12 Search for Alternatives (PDF)
General Topics
- Policy 1 Reporting Animal Concerns (PDF)
- Policy 2 Training (PDF)
- Policy 11 Compliance (PDF)
- Policy 21 Inter-Institutional Research (PDF)
- Policy 22 Eligibility for Principal Investigator (PDF)
- Policy 23 Rodents in Research (PDF)
- Policy 24 Aquatic Vertebrates (PDF)
- Policy 26 Minimizing Pain and Distress in Animals (PDF)
- Policy 29 Photography in Animal Use Areas (PDF)
- Policy 31 Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Compounds (PDF)
- Policy 32 Expired Medical Materials (PDF)
- Policy 33 Transportation of Rodents (PDF)
- Policy 36 Animal Identification (PDF)
- Policy 38 Literature Search for Alternatives (PDF)
- Policy 39 IACUC Protocol Review Process (PDF)
- List of AAALAC-accredited custom antibody vendors (PDF)
- Search for Alternatives Brochure (PDF)
- How to do a Literature Search (Question 9) Helpful Tips (PDF)
- PI Record Keeping Requirements (PDF)
- Minor Amendments - Federal Guidelines
Animal Procedures
- Policy 3 Adjuvants (PDF)
- Policy 4 Arthritis Studies (PDF)
- Policy 5 Blood Collection (PDF)
- Policy 6 Rodent Breeding Colonies (PDF)
- Policy 34 Anesthesia (PDF)
- Policy 7 Surgery in Non-Rodent Mammals (PDF)
- Policy 35 Surgery in Rodents, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish (PDF)
- Policy 9 Experimental Neoplasia (PDF)
- Policy 10 Use of Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs (PDF)
- Policy 12 Housing and Environmental Enrichment (PDF)
- Policy 13 Euthanasia (PDF)
- Policy 27 Restraint (PDF)
- Policy 14 Death as an Endpoint (PDF)
- Policy 17 Use of Biologicals in Rodents (Biosecurity) (PDF)
- Policy 37 Deviation from Standard Feeding or Watering (PDF)
- Anesthetic and Analgesic Dosages for Rodents and Rabbits (PDF)
- Rodent Anesthesia Equipment (PDF)
- Precision Vaporizer Maintenance and Calibration Vendors (PDF)
- Guideline for Cleaning and Disinfection of Research-Maintained Animal Equipment
- Guidelines for the Use of Injectable Drugs in Animals (PDF)
- Guidelines for the Use of Avertin (PDF)
- Guidelines for the Use of Tricaine/MS-222 (PDF)
- Guidelines for the Use of Urethane (PDF)
- Guidelines for the Use of Tamoxifen (PDF)
- Recordkeeping for Covered Species (PDF)
- Euthanasia Equipment Maintenance (PDF)
- CO2 Euthanasia Equipment (PDF)
Facilities
Forms
- Small Animal Post-Operative Monitoring Form (PDF)
- Small Animal Surgery Record (PDF)
- Large Animal Anesthesia Record (PDF)
- Large Animal Post-Anesthetic Recovery Record (PDF)
- Large Animal Daily Progress Notes Form (PDF)
- Long Term Rodent Post-Op Monitoring Log (PDF)
- Triennial Laboratory Checklist (PDF)
- Food and Water Restriction Log (PDF)
- Guillotine Use and Maintenance Log (PDF)
- Sample Tumor Monitoring Form - Single Site (PDF)
- Sample Tumor Monitoring Form - Two Sites (PDF)
Contact the IACUC office (858) 534-6069