INSTITUTIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND USE COMMITTEE (IACUC)

Mailing Address:

Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee
Michigan State University
421 West Fee Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
Tel.: (517) 432-4151
Fax: (517) 432-8105

Email: iacuc@msu.edu

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8am - 5pm

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Committee Information and Responsibilities

Guidelines

Policies

Committee Information and Responsibilities

• Responsibilities of the Committee
• Other Procedures for Monitoring the Care and Use of Animal

Guidelines

• Medical

  • Medical / Health Records Guidelines
  • Medical Care and Records for USDA Regulated Non-rodent Mammals Following Anesthesia and/or Surgery Guidelines

• Anesthetics and Analgesics

  • General Guidelines for the Use of Anesthetics, Analgesics, and Tranquilizing Agents

  • Guidelines in the Use of Analgesia in Animals Used for Research, Teaching and Testing
  • Amphibians
  • Birds
  • Cats
  • Dogs
  • Ferrets
  • Fish
  • Gerbils/Hamsters
  • Guinea Pigs
  • Horses
  • Mice
  • Pigs
  • Rabbits
  • Rats
  • Ruminants (Sheep, Goats, Calves)

• Euthanasia

  • General Guidelines for Euthanasia
  • Rodent Feti and Neonates
  • Rodents Using Carbon Dioxide
  • AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia
• Enrichment Guidelines
• Guidelines for Rodent Survival Surgery
• Guidelines for Anesthetic Vaporizer Maintenance
• Guidelines for Animal Transport
• Guidelines for Animal Housing
• Guidelines for Animal Laboratories
  
  

Policies

• Reporting Animal Care Concerns
• Policy No. 01: Completion and Submission of an Animal Use Form
• Policy No. 02: Guidelines for the Use of Diethyl Ether
• Policy No. 03: Tumor Policy
• Policy No. 04: Vertebrate Non-Mammalian Embryos
• Policy No. 05: Physical Methods of Euthanasia in Rodents
• Policy No. 06: Use of Professional Judgment
• Policy No. 08: 24-Hour Emergency Vet Care
• Policy No. 09: Procedure for Reporting Concerns in Animal Care and Treatment
• Policy No. 10: Recommendation on Toe Clipping of Animals
• Policy No. 12: Restraint
• Policy No. 13: Tail Clipping
• Policy No. 14: Pharmaceutical Grade Compounds in Research
• Policy No. 15: IACUC Record Retention
• Policy No. 19: Confidentiality
• Policy No. 20: Mandatory Training
• Policy No. 21: Non-Compliance
• Policy No. 22: Maintenance of Equipment Used for Decapitation
• Policy No. 24: Use of Sedatives, Analgesics, and Anesthetics in Research and Teaching
• Policy No. 25: MSU Campus Transportation of Vertebrate Animals
• Policy No. 26: Surgical / Anesthetic Records for Biomedical Research
• Policy No. 27: Oversight of Vertebrate Animal Care Performed by Research Staff
• Policy No. 28: Use of Expired Drugs and Medical Materials
• Policy No. 29: Expired Animal Use Forms (AUF)
• Policy No. 30: Use of the Holding Animal Use Form (AUF)
• Policy No. 31: Establishment of Humane Endpoints
• Policy No. 32: Euthanasia
• Policy No. 33: Aseptic Practices for Rodent Survival Surgery
• Policy No. 35: Cage Density Policy for Mice
• Policy No. 36: Cage Density Policy for Rats

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