Policies, Standard Operating Procedures & Other Resources
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
The University of Colorado Boulder adheres to all federal and state regulations directing the humane use and care of animals for teaching and research. This includes the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and the Animal Welfare Act, among others. We also use other resources to guide our Animal Care and Use Program, including but not limited to the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, Eighth Edition.
The IACUC at the University of Colorado Boulder has also written and approved specific CU Policies to guide our care and use here on campus.
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IACUC SOP's are divided into three categories: IACUC Office Processes, Behavioral Procedures, and Research.
IACUC Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- IACUC Office Processes
- SOP 100.00: SOP formatting
- SOP 100.01: Allegations about Animal Care and Use
- SOP 100.02: For-Cause Assessment of Noncompliance
- SOP 100.03: Unanticipated Adverse Event
- SOP 100.04: IACUC Reviews (previously Designated Member Review)
- SOP 100.05: Annual Review
- SOP 100.06: USDA Inspection Procedures
- SOP 100.07: Semi-Annual Inspections and Report
- SOP 100.09: Post Approval Monitoring
- SOP 100.27: IACUC Membership
- SOP 100.36: Significant and Administrative Changes
- SOP 100.37: Field Research Safety Plans
- Behavioral Procedures
- SOP 200.01: Rotarod Testing
- SOP 200.02: Elevated Plus Maze Test
- SOP 200.03: Open Field Test
- SOP 200.04: Von Frey Test
- SOP 200.05: Grip Strength Measurement Test
- SOP 200.06: Inescapable Tail Shock Procedure
- SOP 200.07: Marble Burying Behavior Test
- Research
- SOP 400.06: Euthanasia
- SOP 400.07: Major, minor and multiple surgeries
- SOP 400.08: Humane Endpoints
- SOP 400.09: Tracking Animal Use
- SOP 400.10: Use of Drugs, Solutions, and Biologics in Animals
- SOP 400.12: Food and Water Regulation
- SOP 400.13: Restraint
- SOP 400.14: Record-keeping for Principal Investigator-provided Animal Use Training
- SOP 400.17: Transport of Animals on Campus
- SOP 400.18: Satellite Facilities
- SOP 400.19: Carbon Dioxide Euthanasia
- SOP 400.20: Aseptic Surgical Technique for Survival Surgery
- SOP 400.21: Anesthesia Monitoring and Recovery
- SOP 400.22: Non-Survival Surgery
- SOP 400.24 Tail Biopsy for Genotyping in Mice
- SOP 400.25 Toe Clipping for Identification and Genotyping in Mice
- SOP 400.28: Overcrowding and Breeding
- SOP 400.29: Euthanasia and Aquatic Amphibian species with Tricaine Methane Sulfonate (MS 222)
- SOP 400.30: Hypothermia as an anesthetic in neonatal rodents
- SOP 400.32: Transfer of Animals from One Protocol to Another
- SOP 400.33: Animals and Expired Protocols
- SOP 400.35: Monitoring of Steam Autoclaves Used for Surgical Instrument Sterilization
- SOP 400.37: Guillotine, Scissor, Razor/Scalpel Blade Euthanasia (Decapitation) and Equipment Maintenance
- SOP 400.38: Who Can Be a Principal Investigator on a Protocol
- SOP 400.39: Education and Training for the Humane Care/Use of Animals in Research, Teaching and Testing
- SOP 400.40: Fish Health Monitoring
IACUC Guidelines and Policies
- Guidelines
- Guideline #2: Reporting Animal Welfare Concerns
- Guideline #4: Rodent Identification
- Guideline #5: Rodent Blood Collection
- Guideline #6: USDA Pain Categories
- Guideline #7: Semi Annual Inspection guidelines
- Guideline #8: When a Protocol is Required
- Policies
- Policy #1: The use of wood in animal facilities
- Policy #2: Photography Video in Animal Facilities
- Policy #3: Adoption of Research Animals
- Policy #3A: Adoption Agreement and Release Form
- Policy #4: Minors in Animal Vivariums
- Policy #5: VVC Policy
- Policy #5A: VVC Formulary
- Policy #5B: VVC Injection Volumes
- Policy #6: Donation of Rodents for Feed
- Policy #7: Anesthetic Gas Policy
- Policy #8: Recordkeeping
- Policy #9: Tribromoethanol (formerly Avertin) Anesthesia in Mice
- Policy #10: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Policy #11: Hazard Review and Approval Policy
- Policy #12: Occupational Health Program for Animal Care and Use Personnel
- Policy #13: Acclimation of Research Animals
- PHS Animal Welfare Assurance D16-00388
- USDA Registration 84-R-0060
- AAALAC Accreditation 001743