Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

FORMS

• Animal Use Protocol Directions
• Animal Use Protocol, Section 1 - Basic
• Animal Use Protocol, Section 2 - Surgery
• Animal Use Protocol, Section 3 - Animal Breeding
• Animal Use Protocol, Additional Personnel
• Animal Use Protocol, External Funding
• Annual Evaluation of Approved Animal Use Protocols
• SIUC IACUC Medical History Form
• Vaccine Declination Form
• Technical Assistance Form
• Animal Transfer Form
• Post-Operative Recovery Period
• Non-SIUC Researcher Training Exemption Request

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

• Participation Instructions
• SIUC IACUC Medical History Form (Microsoft WORD)
• Vaccine Declination Form (Microsoft WORD)
• Health Care Provider Instructions
• Occupational Health and Safety Policy

IACUC POLICIES AND GUIDELINES

• INVESTIGATOR AND STAFF ANIMAL CARE AND USE HANDBOOK
• Humane Animal Endpoint Policy
• Animal Physical Restraint Guidelines
• Mammalian Animal Surgery Guidelines
• Xenopus Oocyte Harvest Surgery Guidelines
• Animal Analgesia Guidelines
• New Investigator Orientation
• Training Policies

CHARGE RATES

• Laboratory Animal Program Charge Rates

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Facility Access
• Liquid Sterilants
• Rodent & Rabbit Procurement
• Technical Assistance
• Controlled Substances

IACUC LINKS

• Biomed.net - great tools for the researcher
• Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International
• Animal Welfare Information Center
• Institute for Laboratory Animal Research - ILAR is your source for science-based guidelines for animal research
• rodentia.com - the whole mouse catalog
• Model organisms for research
• Guide for the care and use of laboratory animals
• Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
• Animal Welfare Act
• USDA, APHIS Animal Care Policy Manual
• Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC)
• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animal In Agricultural Research and Teaching
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
• Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (4th Edition)

ONLINE TRAINING

• Laboratory Animal Training Association (please contact us at parnold@siu.edu or call 536-2346 for access to the system)
• Required Training Modules

ANIMAL VENDOR LINKS

• Charles River Laboratories
• Harlan
• The Jackson Laboratory