Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

About:

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) oversees the University’s animal care and use program and is responsible for reviewing all animal care applications using vertebrate animals, ensuring compliance with federal animal welfare regulations, inspecting animal facilities and investigator laboratories, investigating animal concerns, and overseeing training and educational programs.  Continue Here

• NIH/PHS Animal Welfare Assurance Number: D16-00256 (A3410-01) expiration April 30, 2025
• USDA Animal Research Facility Registration Number: 55-R-0004
• AAALAC Institutional Number: #329 (Last re-accreditation November 2020)

Important Information:

Reporting Animal Welfare Concerns or Self-Reporting Incidents

Adverse Weather and Reduced Operations

IACUC Documents Updated in the Past Six Months:

• Updated 9/2023 – Standard on Rat and Mouse Euthanasia
• Updated 9/2023 – SOP for Euthanasia of Research Rodents
• Updated 9/2023 – Standard on Documentation of “Monthly Principal Investigator (PI) Check Sheet”
• Updated 7/2023 – Anesthesia/Analgesia Drug Log Template
• Updated 7/2023 – Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Procedure Record – Rodents
• Updated 7/2023 – Isoflurane Vaporizer Monitoring Log Template
• Updated 7/2023 – Isoflurane Drop Method Log Template
• Updated 7/2023 – Standard on Adoption of Companion Animals
• Updated 7/2023 – Standard on Reporting and Veterinary Care for Research Animals
• Updated 7/2023 – Standard for Inhaled Anesthetics
• Updated 6/2023 – Standard on Assignment of Animals into Pain Categories
• Updated 6/2023 – Standard on Adoption of Companion Animals
• Updated 5/2023 – Standard on Tumor Production and Cancer Research In Mice and Rats
• Updated 4/2023 – Standard on Acclimation Period for Animals Received/Transferred to UNC-Chapel Hill from Outside Vendors/Animal Facilities
• Updated 4/2023 – Standard on Animal Transport and Biosecurity