{"id":2871,"date":"2017-06-23T09:19:36","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T09:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/document\/policy-counting-animals-produced\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T09:10:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T13:10:30","slug":"policy-counting-animals-produced","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/policies\/policy-counting-animals-produced\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy on Counting Animals Produced"},"template":"","categories":[5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19],"tags":[29],"content-type":[32],"topic":[],"update-type":[],"class_list":["post-2871","document","type-document","status-publish","hentry","category-cats","category-chickens-avian","category-cows","category-dogs","category-ferrets","category-fish-amphibians-and-reptiles","category-guinea-pigs","category-hamsters","category-mice","category-other-rodents","category-primates","category-rabbits","category-rats","category-sheep","category-swine","tag-breeding","content-type-policies"],"acf":{"use_legacy_editor":true,"updated_date":"2024-05-07 11:00:00","update_notice":true,"author":"Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee","summary":"","button_links":null,"related_content":[3018],"legacy_path":"policy-counting-animals-produced","legacy_node_id":13,"legacy_related_nids":"","legacy_content_section":[{"legacy_section_type":"heading","legacy_heading":"Purpose","legacy_subheading":"","legacy_section_text":"","legacy_media_position":"","legacy_media_file":"","legacy_media_url":"","legacy_glossary_term":"","legacy_glossary_nids":"","legacy_resource":"","legacy_resource_nids":"","legacy_buttons":null},{"legacy_section_type":"text_area","legacy_heading":"","legacy_subheading":"","legacy_section_text":"This policy outlines the expectations for counting animals produced. An accurate animal count is required to fulfill federal obligations for reporting animal numbers and to ensure compliance with Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC<\/a>) approved protocols.","legacy_media_position":"","legacy_media_file":"","legacy_media_url":"","legacy_glossary_term":"","legacy_glossary_nids":"","legacy_resource":"","legacy_resource_nids":"","legacy_buttons":null},{"legacy_section_type":"heading","legacy_heading":"Applicability","legacy_subheading":"","legacy_section_text":"","legacy_media_position":"","legacy_media_file":"","legacy_media_url":"","legacy_glossary_term":"","legacy_glossary_nids":"","legacy_resource":"","legacy_resource_nids":"","legacy_buttons":null},{"legacy_section_type":"text_area","legacy_heading":"","legacy_subheading":"","legacy_section_text":"This policy is applicable to all animal activities conducted under the auspices of the University, and applies to all locations under the purview of the U-M IACUC.","legacy_media_position":"","legacy_media_file":"","legacy_media_url":"","legacy_glossary_term":"","legacy_glossary_nids":"","legacy_resource":"","legacy_resource_nids":"","legacy_buttons":null},{"legacy_section_type":"heading","legacy_heading":"Policy","legacy_subheading":"","legacy_section_text":"","legacy_media_position":"","legacy_media_file":"","legacy_media_url":"","legacy_glossary_term":"","legacy_glossary_nids":"","legacy_resource":"","legacy_resource_nids":"","legacy_buttons":null},{"legacy_section_type":"text_area","legacy_heading":"","legacy_subheading":"","legacy_section_text":"All animals produced must be counted and recorded according to the expectations outlined in the table below. These expectations have been established by the IACUC to ensure animal distress is minimized and federal regulations for counting animals are met.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Animal<\/strong><\/span><\/th>\r\nWhen to Count<\/strong><\/span><\/th>\r\nWhere to Record<\/strong><\/span><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
Rodents<\/td>\r\nAt weaning (if, prior to weaning, animals are found dead or euthanized for any reason they must also be counted)<\/td>\r\nBarcode activation sheet<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Rabbits<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Tree shrews<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Larval Fish<\/td>\r\n7 days post-fertilization<\/td>\r\neRAM Non-traditional Acquisition Form<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Tadpoles<\/td>\r\nWhen free swimming*<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\r\neRAM Non-traditional Acquisition Form<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
All other species<\/td>\r\nAt first observation after birth or hatching<\/td>\r\neRAM Non-traditional Acquisition Form<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

*<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Exact timelines vary between species.<\/em><\/p>","legacy_media_position":"","legacy_media_file":"","legacy_media_url":"","legacy_glossary_term":"","legacy_glossary_nids":"","legacy_resource":"","legacy_resource_nids":"","legacy_buttons":null},{"legacy_section_type":"heading","legacy_heading":"Compliance","legacy_subheading":"","legacy_section_text":"","legacy_media_position":"","legacy_media_file":"","legacy_media_url":"","legacy_glossary_term":"","legacy_glossary_nids":"","legacy_resource":"","legacy_resource_nids":"","legacy_buttons":null},{"legacy_section_type":"text_area","legacy_heading":"","legacy_subheading":"","legacy_section_text":"The provisions of this policy are under the direction and oversight of the U-M\u2019s\u00a0IACUC. The IACUC will, if necessary, suspend research or implement sanctions if policy infractions should occur.","legacy_media_position":"","legacy_media_file":"","legacy_media_url":"","legacy_glossary_term":"","legacy_glossary_nids":"","legacy_resource":"","legacy_resource_nids":"","legacy_buttons":null}],"update_notice_type":[51,52,53,54],"update_notice_start":"2024-05-07 06:15:00","update_notice_end":"2024-08-06 21:00:00","update_notice_text_blocks":[{"update_notice_text":"

Summary of Changes<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n