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Coming in 2021!

  • NIH Office of Animal Laboratory Welfare (OLAW)
    • The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals 8th Ed. (The Guide) 
    • PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS Policy)
    • Factsheet: What Investigators Need to Know about the Use of Animals 
    • Vertebrate Animal Section (VAS) of NIH applications 
    • Factsheet: Preparing the VAS for NIH proposals
    • OLAW FAQs 
    •  IACUC Guidebook 
  • American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
  • Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
  • National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR) 
  • Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR)
  • USDA Animal Welfare Home Page 
  • Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) 
  • Scientist Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW) 
  • Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R)

Anesthetic Gases
Animal Bites
Animal Care Policy Manual
Animals on Expired Protocols
Animal Use Rationale
AVMA Guidelines for Euthanasia 2020
Blood Collection
Cage Density Guidelines
Consideration of Alternatives
Standard Operating Procedure for the Euthanasia of Rodents using CO2
Drug Formulary
Emergency Animal Care Plan
Environmental Enrichment
Heating Pad Policy
Media Policy
Pain and Distress Categories
Pain and Distress Monitoring
Pain or Stress Classification
Pharmaceutical Grade Compounds in Research
Policy on Rodent Euthanasia Using Carbon Dioxide
Policy on Tumor Production
Rodent Transfer and Relocation Policy
Tail Biopsy Guidelines
Technician Fee Schedule and Cage Per Diem Memo
Wire Bottom Cage Guidelines
Use of Animal Care Holding Protocol
Use of Expired Medical Materials
Use of Physical Restraint of Research Animals

Coming in 2021!

Coming in 2021!