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
- Individual Investigator Use of Controlled Substances in Non-Therapeutic Research
- Inhalation Anesthesia Machine / Vaporizer / Waste Gas Maintenance
- Use of Pharmaceutical and Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Compounds in Animals and Labeling Expectations
Euthanasia
- CO2 Euthanasia of Rodents
- Euthanasia of Rodent Fetuses and Neonates
- Guidance on Alternative Endpoints
- Standard Adverse Effects and Early Removal Criteria
Husbandry and Facilities
- Documentation of Husbandry Procedures
- Housing of Aquatic and Semi Aquatic Species
- Housing Requirements for Animals
- Mouse Breeding
- Movement of Animals Outside the Animal Housing Location
- Reporting of Temperature Excursions in Animal Housing Locations
- Sanitation Validation
Pain and Distress
Procedures
- Blood Collection
- Expectations for USDA Covered Non-Rodent Species undergoing Anesthesia Events
- Food and Fluid Restriction
- Rodent Identification
- Tissue Sampling Policy for Rodent Genotyping
Surgery
