To ensure high-quality anesthesia to research animals and a safe working environment for personnel, anesthesia machines and vaporizers must be assessed at yearly intervals, or in accordance with the available manufacturer’s guidelines.

This policy outlines the IACUCs expectations for the use of devices for physically restraining animals, defines “prolonged physical restraint”, and is intended to ensure that the use of devices for prolonged physical restraint is essential for...

This policy has been created to minimize pain and distress to animals undergoing surgical procedures for research, teaching and testing by providing the minimum analgesic duration that is acceptable for various surgical procedures.

To define the minimum standards of personal protective equipment ( PPE ) needed to control or prevent exposure to zoonotic organisms and allergens inherent in the animals as well as hazardous materials exposures due to animal research, teaching, or...

To describe the expectations for the care and maintenance of guillotines, scissors, and shears used for live animals in research, teaching or testing. Specifically, this policy addresses the institutional expectations related to the requirement that...

To establish a standard procedure for euthanasia of a laboratory animal by ULAM veterinary staff when it is determined that euthanasia is the most humane treatment. Information is also provided on the appropriate means to communicate with...