Animal Research Advisory Committee (ARAC) Guidelines
A. Administrative:
- Preparing USDA Annual Reports and Assigning USDA Reporting Columns, 09/23/2020
- Animal Medical Record Keeping and Transfer of Records Between NIH Intramural Animal Facilities, 12/09/2020
- Collecting and Releasing Animal Images and Audio Recordings, 12/19/2019
- Post-Study Research Animal Disposition, 04/27/2022
B. Animal Care and Use Procedures:
- NIH Animal Transportation Guidelines
- Rodent Transportation, 12/14/2022 REVISED
- Non-Rodent Transportation, 03/22/2023 REVISED
- Survival Blood Collection in Mice and Rats, 12/14/2022 REVISED
- Tissue Collection for Genotyping Mice and Rats , 01/26/2022
- Euthanasia of Rodent Fetuses and Neonates, 09/23/2020 ARCHIVED
- Euthanasia of Rodents Using Carbon Dioxide, 12/09/2020
- Rodent Survival Surgery, 04/26/2023 REVISED
- Diet Control in Laboratory Animals, 03/22/2023 REVISED
- Use of Adjuvants in Research, 04/27/2022
- Toe Clipping of Rodents, 03/23/2022
- Ascites Production in Mice, 01/23/2019 ARCHIVED
- Xenopus laevis Egg and Oocyte Harvesting, 03/23/2022
- Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals: Responsibilities, Recognition, and Intervention, 12/09/2020
- Endpoints in Animal Study Proposals, 04/27/2022
- Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Compounds in Laboratory Animals, 04/26/2023 REVISED
- Expired Medical Products, 01/26/2022
- Preservative-free Pharmaceuticals & Parenteral Fluids in Laboratory Animals, 04/28/2021
- Zebrafish in the NIH Intramural Research Program, 02/26/2020
- Mouse Breeding Groups, 03/23/2022
- Investigator-Managed, Small-Scale Zebrafish Facilities, 06/24/2020
C. Animal Care and Use Committee:
- Classifying Deficiencies Identified During Semiannual Evaluations, 05/24/2023 REVISED
- Responding to Animal Care & Use Complaints from Outside NIH, 02/26/2020
- Changes to Animal Study Proposals, 05/24/2023 REVISED
- Collaborative Animal Studies, 04/26/2023 REVISED
- Communication Between User and Lead ACUCs, Oversight of Animal Study Proposal Activities and Management in Animal Facilities, 12/14/2022 REVISED
- Review and Approval of Animal Study Proposals and Significant Changes, 05/24/2023 REVISED
- Satellite Facilities, Study Areas, Laboratories, and other Animal Activity Areas, 12/09/2020
- Animal Care and Use Committee Membership, 04/27/2022
- Completing the NIH Intramural Animal Study Proposal Form, 09/22/2021
D. Facility Management:
- Co-Housing Multiple Species of Laboratory Animals, 12/14/2022 REVISED
- Personal Protective Equipment in Animal Facilities, 12/14/2022 REVISED
- Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Nonhuman Primates, 02/26/2020
- General Species Environmental Enrichment, 05/24/2023 REVISED
- Social Housing of Social Species, 12/01/2021
Please note: The guidelines, policies, and resource documents featured on this page are intended for the NIH Intramural Research Program and are not to be considered guidance from the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) or any other oversight entity.
This page was last updated on Thursday, June 1, 2023