Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

II.  IACUC Forms, Guidelines/Regulations

and Useful Links

TAMIU Lab Animal Safety Brochure

Researcher Forms 

• Animal Use Protocol Application (AUP)

• Animal Use Protocol Amendment 

• Annual Animal Protocol Review 

• TAMIU Medical History Questionnaire

• Statement of Field Research on Live Vertebrates (FRA)

• Statement of Field Research on Live Vertebrates Amendment

• TAMIU Incident Report Form

IACUC Member Forms

• Semiannual Program and Facility Review

• Semiannual Report to the Institutional Official

• Annual Report to OLAW

Guidelines and Regulations

Policies and Laws

• Animal Welfare Act
• Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• Guidance on Use of Telecommunications for IACUC Meetings under the PHS Policy    
• Guidance on Prompt Reporting to OLAW under the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• 2011 Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 8th Edition
• 2007 AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia

Resources

• IACUC Guidebook - OLAW/ARENA
• Guidelines for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research - National Research Council
• IACUC.ORG - information resource for members and staff of institutional animal care and use committees
• Laboratory Animal Management: Rodents - National Research Council
• Guidelines for on the Care and Use of Wildlife - Canadian Council on Animal Care
• Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research - The Ornithological Council
• Guidelines for the Use of Fishes in Research - American Fisheries Society
• Guidelines for the Capture, Handling, and Care of Mammals - Animal Care and Use Committee
• Guidelines for Use of Live Amphibians and Reptiles in Field and Laboratory Research - American Society of Ichthyologist and Herpetologists
• What Investigators Need to Know About the Use of Animals - NIH

Animal Alternatives

• ALTWEB - Alternatives to Animal Testing on the Web
• FRAME - Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments
• NORINA Database - Norwegian Inventory of Alternatives
• PUBMED - National Library of Medicine
• Database Guide - UC Davis Center for Animal Alternatives Information

Useful Links

• AAALAC
• USDA
• OLAW - The Office of Lab Animal Welfare
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
• Texas Parks and Wildlife
• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)
• American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
• National Academy of Sciences Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) 
• Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals
• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 5th Edition

     I.  Guide to the IACUC Application Process - Researchers Start Here

    II.  IACUC Forms, Guidelines/Regulations and Useful Links

   III.  Training - Required

   IV.  IACUC Members

    V.  Frequently Asked Questions

   VI.  IACUC Letter of Assurance

 VII.  Classroom Research Guidelines

VIII.  TAMIU IACUC Policy and Procedures Manual (available from IACUC Chair)

If you have questions, please contact the IACUC Chair, Dr. Thomas Vaughan, (tvaughan@tamiu.edu, LBVSC 312B, 956-326-2592         

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