This document is designed to provide general information on blood collection methods for common laboratory animals. All procedures must be approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). The method of blood collection to be used...

This policy describes the process that the U-M IACUC will follow when investigating reports and allegations of noncompliance or welfare concerns relating to the care and/or use of vertebrate animals and/or cephalopods.

The Clinical Pathology Sample Collection Guidelines outline minimum volume requirements for Complete Blood Count (CBC) and Chemistry samples submitted to the In-Vivo Animal Core (IVAC) Animal Diagnostic Laboratory.

Herpes B virus is carried by monkeys in the genus Macaca , such as the rhesus ( Macaca mulatta ), cynomolgus ( M, fascicularis ), pigtail macaque (M. nemestrina ) and other Asiatic macaque species. The virus can be transmitted from these monkeys to...

To outline the basic expectations for each classification of personnel permitted to work with animals. ( NOTE: This document was previously titled " Policy on Tracking and Training Personnel Involved with Animal Activities ".)

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

To define the minimum standards of personal protective equipment ( PPE ) needed to control or prevent exposure to zoonotic organisms and allergens inherent in the animals as well as hazardous materials exposures due to animal research, teaching, or...