{"id":2893,"date":"2017-08-03T13:21:24","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T13:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/document\/animal-fasting-communication\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T09:05:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T13:05:27","slug":"animal-fasting-communication","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/sops\/animal-fasting-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal Fasting Communication"},"template":"","categories":[5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19],"tags":[],"content-type":[30],"topic":[20],"update-type":[],"class_list":["post-2893","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","content-type-sops","topic-husbandry"],"acf":{"use_legacy_editor":true,"updated_date":"2025-06-13 00:00:00","update_notice":true,"author":"Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine","summary":"To delineate communications procedures and responsibilities of investigative personnel and ULAM husbandry personnel to coordinate animal fasting periods.","button_links":null,"related_content":[3008],"legacy_path":"animal-fasting-communication","legacy_node_id":38,"legacy_related_nids":"165","legacy_content_section":[{"legacy_section_type":"heading","legacy_heading":"Responsibility","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":"
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  1. Investigative Personnel<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Husbandry Personnel<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","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":"Glossary Definitions","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":"glossary_terms","legacy_heading":"","legacy_subheading":"","legacy_section_text":"","legacy_media_position":"","legacy_media_file":"","legacy_media_url":"","legacy_glossary_term":[2458,2691],"legacy_glossary_nids":"1127, 1372","legacy_resource":"","legacy_resource_nids":"","legacy_buttons":null},{"legacy_section_type":"heading","legacy_heading":"Procedures","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_with_subheading","legacy_heading":"","legacy_subheading":"1. Investigative personnel assume responsibility for removing & replacing feed for fasting intervals","legacy_section_text":"
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    1. Describe the fasting interval in the IACUC<\/a>-approved animal use protocol.<\/li>\r\n \t
    2. Consult the husbandry supervisor to review procedural expectations if clarity is needed.<\/li>\r\n \t
    3. Complete a Special Treatment or Procedures (SToP) Form<\/a> if animals have food and\/or water restrictions.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","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_with_subheading","legacy_heading":"","legacy_subheading":"2. Communication of fasting between investigative & husbandry personnel","legacy_section_text":"
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      1. Communication of a fasting interval for a specific cage occurs via either DNF label<\/a> placed on a yellow acetate or cage signage containing the following information:\r\n
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        1. Remove food, with time, including AM or PM and date.<\/li>\r\n \t
        2. Feed after with time, including AM or PM and date<\/li>\r\n \t
        3. Investigative personnel contact and phone number and\/or email address.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
        4. Investigative personnel record all of the necessary information on the cage signage to ensure fasting is properly completed.\r\n
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          1. Husbandry technicians consult the husbandry supervisor if an animal cage is found without food and a DNF acetate or cage signage is not completed correctly.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","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_with_subheading","legacy_heading":"","legacy_subheading":"3. Removal & replacement of feed","legacy_section_text":"
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            1. Investigative personnel are responsible for removing feed from the cage at the beginning of the fasting period.\r\n
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              1. Fasting of a single animal in a social\/group housing scenario:\r\n
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                1. Fast all animals in the group in order to maintain social housing during the fasting period if the fasting period is restricted to less than 16 hours.<\/li>\r\n \t
                2. Investigative personnel separate the animal requiring fasting from the group for the fasting period if the fasting period is greater than 16 hours.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
                3. Investigative personnel remove the cage signage and replace feed for the cage at the end of the fasting period.\r\n
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                  1. Investigative personnel feed animals that are co-housed with the fasted animal once the fasted animal is removed for the procedure.\r\n
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                    1. For large animals<\/a>, when this feed ration is provided, investigative personnel must initial on the daily room log.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
                    2. Husbandry personnel feeding\r\n
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                      1. Husbandry personnel will not feed animals in the cage until the fasting interval, as listed on cage signage, has completed.<\/li>\r\n \t
                      2. Husbandry personnel will resume normal feeding regimen when the fasting interval has ended.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","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":[56,52,53],"update_notice_start":"2025-06-19 00:00:00","update_notice_end":"2025-09-15 00:00:00","update_notice_text_blocks":[{"update_notice_text":"

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