Policies and Procedures
This section contains Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) policies and guidelines regarding the use of animals in research, testing, and teaching at The Ohio State University. To navigate, please choose a topic from the list below.
Animal Care and Use
Animal Use
Administrative Information
- Concerns Involving Animal Care and Use
- Procedures for Investigating Concerns (IACUC SOP 302)
- Documenting Number of Animal Used for Research & Teaching
- Training Requirements
- Adoption of Research/Teaching Animals
- Use of IACUC Holding Protocol
Agent Administration
- Expired Medical Materials Policy
- Individual Investigator Use of Controlled Substances in Non-Therapeutic Research
- Inhalation Anesthesia Machine
- Use of Pharmaceutical and Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Compounds in Animals and Labeling Expectations
Euthanasia
- CO2 Euthanasia of Rodents including Guinea Pigs
- Adverse Effects and Early Removal from Study
- Euthanasia of Rodent Fetuses and Neonates
- Guidance on Alternative Endpoints
Husbandry and Facilities
- Documentation of Husbandry Procedures
- Housing of Aquatic and Semi Aquatic Species
- Housing Requirements for Animals
- Mouse Breeding and Cage Density
- Movement of Animals Outside the Animal Housing Location
- Reporting of Temperature Excursions in Animal Housing Locations
- Validate the Effectiveness of Manual Sanitation
Pain and Distress
Procedures
- Blood Collection
- Expectations for USDA Covered Non-Rodent Species undergoing Anesthesia Events
- Food and Fluid Restriction
- Genotyping Rodents
- Rodent Identification Policy
Surgery
