Transportation of research or teaching animals within or between campus buildings is an essential component of the research enterprise. The integrity and well being of the animals being transported are necessary for the quality of the research and...

To define the standard operating procedures for receiving, processing, quarantine, and pre-shipment conditioning of dogs for use in research.

Procedures for entry and exiting animal housing areas, including changing the Vivarium Dedicated Uniform and showering.

To describe the procedures for classifying animals that are single housed and labeling cages appropriately. All single housed animals on campus must be identified with the reason they are housed singly.

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...

To clarify procedures necessary to safely handle sheep to decrease the risk of human exposure to contagious ecthyma (the causative agent of orf ) and Coxiella burnetii (the causative agent of Q fever ).

This document outlines the Primate Environmental Enrichment Program (PEEP) developed for the University of Michigan. The program is designed to promote the psychological well-being of non-human primates ( NHP ) used in research and to provide...

To establish acceptable methods of carcass disposal for investigative personnel.

This document outlines the dental care program developed for the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) within the University of Michigan Medical School. The program is designed to help optimize the health of all non-human primates ( NHPs ) used...