This policy of the University of Michigan assures the humane use and care of vertebrate animals used in research, instruction, or testing. It further guarantees that any reported concerns regarding the care and use of vertebrate animals are...

The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is charged with ensuring that personnel that care for or conduct procedures on living animals have appropriate qualifications, experience and training.

This policy implements a necessary and comprehensive Animal Handler Medical Surveillance program to address health risks such as allergens and zoonoses.

This policy outlines the mechanisms the IACUC uses during a Full Committee Review (FCR) to ensure that projects are in accordance with Public Health Service (PHS) Policy , the Animal Welfare Act/Regulations , and other local, state and federal laws...

This policy implements the importance hygiene practices that must be followed to mitigate risks against zoonotic agents found naturally in experimental animals as well as hazardous materials used experimentally in approved studies.

This policy enacts those provisions of the following federal and state requirements pertaining to the use of hazardous materials in research, teaching, and testing activities that involve vertebrate animals.

Efforts to provide high quality anesthesia to research animals and a safe working environment for personnel dictate that assessments should be conducted on anesthesia machines and vaporizers at yearly intervals.

Professional and regulatory guidelines require the provision of adequate anesthetic and surgical care of research animals, as well as maintenance of permanent anesthetic and surgical medical records. In order to assure that veterinary care is...

At the University of Michigan, expired anesthetic, analgesic and euthanasia drugs cannot be administered to or used in animals for any experimental or veterinary procedure once they are past the expiration date.