Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines
IACUC Guidelines
These guidelines have been written to assist faculty, staff, and students in performing vertebrate animal procedures in a humane manner and complying with pertinent regulatory requirements. Under some circumstances deviations from these procedures may be indicated but such variances must be approved in advance by the IACUC.
Guidelines to Promote the Psychological Well-Being of Non-Human Primates- Guidelines for the Humane Euthanasia of Laboratory Animals
- Guidelines for the Use of Carbon Dioxide for Rodent Euthanasia
- Guidelines for the Use of Cervical Dislocation for Rodent Euthanasia
- Guidelines for Animal Use in Human Subject Study Environments
- Guidelines for Non-rodent Mammalian Surgical Procedures
- Guidelines for Survival Surgical Procedures in Rodent, Birds, and Cold-blooded Vertebrates
- Guidelines for Endpoint Monitoring and Humane Termination
- Guidelines for Maintenance of Tumors and Hybridomas in Rodents
- Guidelines for Safe Anesthetic Use
- Guidelines for the Transportation of Animals on The University of Texas at Austin Campus
- Guidelines for Blood Collection
- Guidelines for Tail Clipping Mice
- Guidelines for the Use of Adjuvants in Antibody Production
ARC Guidelines
The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Policies And Procedures Manual
Complete Manual - Adobe PDF File
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION
1.0 Purpose and Scope of Manual
1.1 Mission Statement
1.2 OLAW and the Animal Welfare Assurance
1.3 USDA and the Animal Welfare Regulations
1.4 AAALAC Accreditation
SECTION 2: THE INSTITUTIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND USE COMMITTEE (IACUC)
2.0 Authority, Composition and Function
2.1 Authority
2.2 Committee Composition
2.3 Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality
2.4 Quorum Requirements
2.5 Functions of the IACUC
2.6 Liability
SECTION 3: IACUC RESEARCH PROPOSALS
3.0 Protocol Review
3.1 Protocol Review Criteria
3.2 Protocol Review Procedures
3.3 Categories of IACUC Actions
3.4 Review of Modifications to Approved Protocols
3.5 Alternatives – Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement
3.6 Minimization of Pain and Distress
SECTION 4: MONITORING OF APPROVED PROTOCOLS
4.0 The Annual Renewal
4.1 The Third Year Renewal
4.2 The Comparison of Protocols to Grants
SECTION 5: TRAINING IN THE USE OF ANIMALS IN RESEARCH
5.0 Training
5.1 Who should receive training?
5.2 IACUC Training Requirements
5.3 Education and Training of the New IACUC Members
5.4 Continuing Education Provided for the IACUC Members
SECTION 6: LABORATORY ANIMAL OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM
6.0 Laboratory Animal Occupational Health Program (LAOHP)
6.1 The IACUC’s Responsibility for Occupational Health and Safety
6.2 Role of the IACUC in the Occupational Health Program
6.3 Elements of the Occupational Health Program
6.4 Personnel Participation in the Laboratory Animal Occupational Health Program
6.5 Health Program Education and Training
SECTION 7: SEMIANNUAL PROGRAM REVIEW AND SITE INSPECTIONS
7.0 Semiannual Program Reviews and Facility Inspections
7.1 Staffing and Scheduling the Facility Inspections
7.2 Categories to be Inspected
7.3 Performing Inspections
7.4 Documentation
SECTION 8: ANIMAL WELFARE CONCERNS AND NONCOMPLIANCE SITUATIONS
8.0 Evaluation of Animal Care and Use Concerns
8.1 Methods for Reporting
8.2 IACUC Procedures for the Investigation of Animal Care and Use Concerns
8.3 Non-Compliance with IACUC Polices, Procedures, or Decisions
8.4 Consequences of Non-Compliance
SECTION 9: RECORDKEEPING
9.0 Maintaining IACUC Records
9.1 Minutes
9.2 Protocols
9.3 Other Records