Policy, Standards, Guidance, and Templates
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UNIVERSITY POLICY
UNIVERSITY STANDARDS, IACUC GUIDANCE, AND TEMPLATES
Anesthesia & Analgesia Standards:
University Standard for Pain Identification and Post-Operative Analgesia
University Standard for Preparation, Storage, and Use of Tribromoethanol
University Standard for Anesthetic Vaporizers
University Standard for Inhaled Anesthetics
University Standard on Anesthetized Non-Surgical Procedures for Rats and Mice
Anesthesia & Analgesia Guidance/Templates:
Post-Procedure Monitoring & Analgesia Card – REQUIRED CARD
Anesthesia/Analgesia Drug Log Template
Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Procedure Record – Rodents
DCM Veterinarian Recommended Formularies and Regimens
Isoflurane Vaporizer Monitoring Log Template
Isoflurane Drop Method Log Template
SOP for Isoflurane Drop Method
SOP for Preparation and Storage of Tribromoethanol
Care & Welfare Standards:
University Standard for Adoption of Companion Animals
University Standard for Documentation of “Monthly Principal Investigator (PI) Check Sheet”
University Standard for Food and/or Water Restriction and/or Deprivation
University Standard for Humane Endpoints in Rodents
University Standard for Animal Monitoring and Record Keeping
University Standard for Monitoring Animals on Neuromuscular Blocking Agents (NMB)
University Standard for Reporting and Veterinary Care for Research Animals
University Standard for Tumor Production and Cancer Research in Mice and Rats
University Standard for Weight Loss in Research Animals
University Standard for Assignment of Animals into Pain Categories
Care & Welfare Guidance/Templates:
Body Condition Scoring – Guinea Pig
Body Condition Scoring – Rabbit
Body Condition Scoring – Swine
Body Condition Scoring – Canine
Body Condition Scoring – Feline
Housing & Transportation Standards:
University Standard for Animal Procedural Space Exception
University Standard for Animal Transport and Biosecurity
University Standard for Mouse Cage Density
University Standard for Rat Cage Density
University Standard for Environmental Enrichment for Animals
University Standard on Exercise and Socialization for Canines
University Standard for Satellite Facilities
University Standard for Social Housing of Research Animals (Terrestrial and Aquatic)
Housing & Transportation Guidance/Templates:
Adverse Weather and Reduced Operations
Disaster Plan for UNC Satellite Facilities
Satellite Disaster Plan Section F – Specifics to be Submitted for IACUC File
IACUC Protocol Information Standards:
University Standard for Amendments and Other Protocol Changes
University Standard for Exceptions
Procedures & Services Standards:
University Standard for Rodent Survival Surgery
University Standard for Survival Surgeries for USDA-Covered Species
University Standard for Survival Surgery in Amphibian Oocyte Harvest
University Standard for Rodent Blood Withdrawal and Tail Biopsy
University Standard for Administered Agents
University Standard for Rat and Mouse Euthanasia
University Standard for Disposal of Rodent Carcasses
University Standard for Rodent Identification
University Standard for the Use of Adjuvants for Antibody Production
Procedures & Services Guidance/Templates:
Carbon Dioxide Euthanasia Posting
SOP for Euthanasia of Research Rodents
Guidelines for Use of Core Facilities
FDA Approved Sterilants and High Level Disinfectants