IACUC Related Links
Policies and Guidance
- U.S. Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research, and Training
- Animal Welfare Act and Regulations
- Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PDF)
- Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook (PDF)
- Guidelines for the Use of Fishes in Research (PDF)
- Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research
- Guidelines of the American Society of Mammalogists for the Use of Wild Mammals in Research (PDF)
- Guidelines for the Use of Live Amphibians and Reptiles in Field Research (PDF)
- 2007 Report on the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia (PDF)
Links to free online books from The National Academies Press:
- Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals
- Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, Eighth edition (2011)
- Recognition and Alleviation of Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals
- Use of Laboratory Animals in Biomedical and Behavioral Research
- Guidelines for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research
- Rodents: Laboratory Animal Management Series
- Amphibians: Guidelines for the Breeding, Care and Management of Laboratory Animals
