Office of Research and Sponsored Projects

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

Forms

Researcher Forms

• TAMIU Medical History Questionnaire
• TAMIU Visitor Form

CAYUSE IACUC Application System

CAYUSE is a brand new 100% electronic system that must be used starting 9/10/2025 for all IACUC protocol documents. Contact iacuc@tamiu.edu to schedule a training appointment on how to use the system.

Regulations

Policies and Laws

• 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
• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 8th Edition
• AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia

Resources

• Guidelines for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research - National Research Council
• Laboratory Animal Management: Rodents - National Research Council
• Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research - The Ornithological Council
• Use of Fishes in Research - American Fisheries Society
• Use of Live Reptiles and Amphibians in Research - American Society of Ichthyologist and Herpetologists
• 2016 Guidelines of the American Society of Mammalogists for the use of wild mammals in research and education - Sikes and Animal Care and Use Committee of the American Society of Mammalogists

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

Links

• AAALAC
• USDA
• OLAW - The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
• Texas Parks and Wildlife
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife - threatened or endangered animal and plant species
• 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) 6th Edition