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Guidelines
Mar 15, 2018

Guidelines on Mouse and Rat Breeding and Housing Management

To address the health and well-being of mice and rats by ensuring safe breeding practices and population densities. Limiting breeding cage occupancy reduces the incidence of morbidity and mortality due to overcrowding. In all cases, cages should be...
Informational

Amphibians: Guidelines for the Breeding, Care and Management of Laboratory Animals (1974)

Published by the National Research Council, Amphibians: Guidelines for the Breeding, Care and Management of Laboratory Animals (1974) includes a classification and description of amphibians commonly used for laboratory research, as well as...
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Guidelines
Nov 15, 2016

Guidelines for Documenting Scientific Justification for Exceeding Cage Densities

The Guide defines the maximum number of rodents allowed in a given cage space and is the regulatory source for the Guidelines on Mouse and Rat Breeding and Housing Management . This document is intended to provide guidelines for investigators who...
Policies
Jun 3, 2019

Policy on Counting Animals Bred

This policy of the University of Michigan (U-M) describes the information required by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee ( IACUC ) to address the need to account for animals produced through in-house breeding.
Tags: Breeding
SOPs
Aug 1, 2020

Procedures for Sheep Research Facility Parasite Management

To describe the methods of management and screening for internal parasites in University of Michigan sheep housed at the Sheep Research Facility (SRF).
Policies
Nov 4, 2019

Policy on Processing and Approving Protocol Amendments

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) approved animal activities (i.e. protocols) can be amended using IACUC reviews and administrative processes (e.g., Veterinary Verification and Consultation, and Administrative Amendments). The...
Guidelines
Dec 15, 2015

Guidelines on Medical Records for Investigative Personnel

To define the components of a medical record that are the responsibility of the investigative personnel, and to describe the procedures for generating, maintaining, and storing them.
Guidelines
May 15, 2017

Guidelines on Treatment of Ulcerative Dermatitis

This document is a guideline for investigators on the treatment of ulcerative dermatitis .
SOPs
May 6, 2015

Identifying Single Housed Animals SOP

To describe the procedures for classifying animals that are single housed and labeling cages appropriately. All single housed animals on campus must be identified with the reason they are housed singly.
Guidelines
Feb 1, 2018

Guidelines on Anesthesia and Analgesia in Swine

This set of guidelines was prepared by the ULAM veterinary staff to provide general recommendations for anesthesia and analgesia in laboratory pigs. This is not intended to be an all-inclusive tutorial, and does not factor in specific research-...

GUIDANCE & OVERSIGHT
Animal Care & Use Office (ACUO)
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