About IACUC Breadcrumb Support Functions & Programs Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee The Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) ensures institutional compliance with federal regulations that govern animal care and use for all research, teaching, and training projects. About Submission & Review Personnel Requirements Funding Proposals & Congruencies Policies Forms & Guides Amendment Policy Supplement, VVC Guidance Documents DOC Animal Identification and Procedures DOC Clinical Studies and Teaching Activities That Do Not Require IACUC Review DOC Conducting Survival Surgical Procedures in Rodents DOC Continuing Review of Animal Protocols DOC Definition and Responsibilities of an IACUC Principal Investigator DOC Enrichment of Research Animals DOC Food/Fluid Restriction or Deprivation DOC Frog Oocyte Harvesting DOC Housing of Rodents Outside Centralized Facilities DOC IACUC Policy on Identification Methods & Genotyping PDF Identification Methods, Genotyping, and Toe Clipping of Laboratory Rodents DOC Intra-Institutional Transport of Animals DOC Maintaining Rodent Cage Populations DOC Maintenance of Blades for Use in Conscious Decapitation PDF Physical Restraint of Research Animals DOC Policy for Euthanizing Rodents with Carbon Dioxide (CO2) PDF Policy for Maintaining Rodent Cage Populations PDF Policy for Transfer of Animals Between Protocols PDF Policy on Anesthesia and Sedation DOC Policy on Congruency Review & Collaborations with Outside Organizations DOC Policy on Escaped Mice PDF Policy on Euthanasia PDF Policy on Maintaining Proper Animal Health Records DOC Policy on Non-Compliance and Animal Mistreatment DOC Policy on Novel Compounds PDF Policy on Production of Custom Antibodies PDF Policy on Prompt Reporting of Significant Noncompliance and Adverse Events (AE) to Outside Agencies DOC Policy on Use of Cadavers and Animal Parts DOC Policy on Zebrafish Density DOC Policy Regarding Intraspecies Amendments DOC Protocol Requirements for Use of Live Embryonated Eggs DOC Requirements for Personnel Working with IACUC-Covered Animals DOC Retro-Orbital Bleeding DOC Review Procedures and Voting Categories DOC Semiannual Inspection Requirements DOC Single Housing of Research Animals DOC Use of Alternate IACUC Members DOC Use of Expired Medical Materials & Non-Pharmaceutical Grade (NPG) Substances in Research Animals DOC Whistleblower Policy PDF Search all IACUC Policies, Forms & Guides