Research activities may involve the administration of hazardous substances to laboratory animals. If not contained properly, these activities can negatively impact the health of research and animal care personnel as well as other animals. This...
The In-Vivo Animal Core (IVAC) offers a multitude of digital slide scanning services on a fee-for-service basis. All requests for service should be submitted using the Digital Scanning Request Form . Information on rates for IVAC Aperio ® Digital...
The In-Vivo Animal Core (IVAC) offers a wide-array of services and expertise in laboratory animal pathology, pathology preparations, and services. Services are offered on a fee-for-service basis . Requests should be submitted using the General...
The In-Vivo Animal Core (IVAC) can assist with a wide-array of necropsy, histology, and pathology services, including rodent and large animal necropsy, immunohistochemistry, and pathology interpretation. Services are offered on a fee-for-service...
The In-Vivo Animal Core (IVAC) can assist external laboratories with a multitude of diagnostic testing services, including microbiology, clinical pathology, and surveillance testing. Services are offered on a fee-for-service basis . Requests should...
This document has been designed by ULAM veterinary personnel as a guideline for sedation , anesthesia , and analgesia of laboratory cats. This is not intended to be an all-inclusive tutorial on drug combinations that can be used in cats. The...
This document has been designed by the ULAM veterinary personnel as a guideline for sedation , anesthesia , and analgesia of laboratory mice. This is not intended to be an inclusive tutorial on all possible drug combinations that can be used in mice...
This document has been designed by the ULAM veterinary personnel as a guideline for sedation , anesthesia , and analgesia of laboratory rats. This is not intended to be an inclusive tutorial on all possible drug combinations that can be used in rats...
The In-Vivo Animal Core (IVAC) can perform a variety of technical services, including animal randomization, drug preparation, dosing and blood collection, and all clinical observations. Services are offered on a fee-for-service basis. Requests...
Herpes B virus is carried by monkeys in the genus Macaca , such as the rhesus ( Macaca mulatta ), cynomolgus ( M, fascicularis ), pigtail macaque (M. nemestrina ) and other Asiatic macaque species. The virus can be transmitted from these monkeys to...
This document is intended to provide guidelines for investigators who perform surgical procedures in non-rodent mammals including dogs, cats, swine, ferrets, rabbits, ruminants and non-human primates . All surgical procedures, anesthetics,...
This policy defines “prolonged restraint” and is intended to ensure that: (a) the method of restraint is appropriate for the species of animal, (b) the period of restraint is the minimum required for experimental objectives, (c) the personnel...
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 outline the basic expectations for each classification of personnel permitted to work with animals. ( NOTE: This document was previously titled " Policy on Tracking and Training Personnel Involved with Animal Activities ".)
To describe the methods of management and screening for internal parasites in University of Michigan sheep housed at the Sheep Research Facility (SRF).
These guidelines are based on the AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals (2020 Edition) . Abbreviation codes are as follows: A = Acceptable - those which consistently produce a humane death when used as the sole means of euthanasia AC =...
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...
An important factor in protecting the health of personnel engaged in animal activities is personal hygiene. This policy outlines the important hygiene practices that must be followed to mitigate risks against zoonotic agents found naturally in...