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 Care and Use Program

Protocol Review Process

• Agricultural Species, Use of
• Annual Reviews
• Changes to Approved Animal Use Protocols (Amendments)
• IACUC Required Clarifications, Modifications, and Revisions to Protocols
• IACUC Forms and Review Process
• IACUC Member Conflict of Interest
• Inter-Institutional Activities
• Concerns Involving Animal Care and Use  Updated 06/02/14
• Vertebrate Animal Field Studies
• IACUC Review of Protocols with Privately Owned Animals

Animal Use

Administrative Information

• Documenting Number of Animals Used for Research/Teaching
• Policies of Colleges, Offices, and other Entities
• Training Programs
• Transfer/Adoption of Research Animals
• Use of IACUC Holding Protocol Updated 6/27/14
  

Agent Administration

• Expired Medical Materials Policy New 8/4/14
• Inhalation Anesthesia Machine Updated 6/27/14
• OSU/COM Policy on Use of Controlled Drugs
• Use of Pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical grade compounds in animals [for USDA and non-USDA species]

Euthanasia

• CO2 Euthanasia of Rodents including Guinea Pigs
  
• Adverse Effects and Early Removal from Study Updated 6/27/14
• Euthanasia of Rodent Fetuses and Neonates
• Guidance on Alternative Endpoints

Husbandry and Facilities

• Documentation of Husbandry Procedures
  
• Housing and Veterinary Care of Aquatic Species
• Housing Requirements for Animals
  
• Mouse Breeding Cages
• Movement of Animals Outside the Animal Housing Location
• Reporting of Temperature Excursions in Animal Housing Locations Updated 8/4/14
• Validate the Effectiveness of Manual Sanitation
  

Pain and Distress

• Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals
• Stress Models/Restraint Stress

Procedures

• Antibody Production Policy New 8/4/14
• Blood Collection Updated 08/15/14
• Food and Fluid Restriction
• Genotyping Rodents  Updated 08/15/14
• Rodent Identification Policy Updated 8/4/14

Surgery

• Autoclave Verification and Validation for Survival Surgical Equipment
• Rodent Survival Surgery  Updated 08/15/14
  
• Surgery Policy for USDA Covered Species (non-rodents)

Occupational Health and Safety

• Biological, Chemical and Radiological Safety in Research, Testing and Teaching Involving Animals Updated 08/15/14
• Occupational Health Program