Animal Research Advisory Committee Guidelines
A. Administrative:
- Preparing USDA Annual Reports and Assigning USDA Reporting Columns, 09/23/2020 REVISED
- Animal Medical Record Keeping and Transfer of Records Between NIH Intramural Animal Facilities, 12/09/2020 REVISED
- Collecting and Releasing Animal Images and Audio Recordings, 12/19/2019
B. Animal Care and Use Procedures:
- NIH Animal Transportation Guidelines
- Rodent Transportation, 06/26/2019
- Non-Rodent Transportation, 04/24/2019
- Blood Collection in Mice and Rats, 10/23/2019
- Tissue Collection for Genotyping Mice and Rats , 02/28/2018
- Euthanasia of Rodent Fetuses and Neonates, 09/23/2020 ARCHIVED
- Euthanasia of Rodents Using Carbon Dioxide, 12/09/2020 REVISED
- Survival Rodent Surgery, 12/19/2019
- Diet Control in Laboratory Animals, 10/23/2019
- Use of Adjuvants in Research, 04/2420/19
- Toe Clipping of Rodents, 02/23/2019
- Ascites Production in Mice, 01/23/2019
- Xenopus laevis Egg and Oocyte Harvesting, 02/27/2019
- Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals: Responsibilities, Recognition, and Intervention, 12/09/2020 REVISED
- Endpoints in Animal Study Proposals, 04/24/2019
- Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Compounds in Laboratory Animals, 04/27/2016
- Expired Medical Products, 9/26/2018
- Preservative-free Pharmaceuticals & Parenteral Fluids in Laboratory Animals, 04/27/2016
- Zebrafish in the NIH Intramural Research Program, 02/26/2020
- Mouse Breeding Groups, 02/27/2019
- Investigator-Managed, Small-Scale Zebrafish Facilities, 06/24/2020
C. Animal Care and Use Committee:
- Classifying Deficiencies Identified During Semiannual Reviews, 01/23/2019
- Responding to Animal Care & Use Complaints from Outside NIH, 02/26/2020
- DDIR Policy Memo: Communicating Animal Care and Use Concerns within the NIH Intramural Research Program, 02/28/2019
- Changes to Animal Study Proposals, 06/24/2020
- Collaborative Animal Studies, 12/19/2019
- Shared and Central Facilities, 10/23/2019
- Review and Approval of Animal Study Proposals and Significant Changes, 06/24/2020
- Satellite Facilities, Study Areas, Laboratories, and other Animal Activity Areas, 12/09/2020 REVISED
- ACUC Membership, 06/26/2019
- Completing the NIH Intramural Animal Study Proposal Form, 12/09/2020 REVISED
D. Facility Management:
- Co-Housing Multiple Species of Laboratory Animals, 10/23/2019
- Personnel Protection in Animal Facilities, 09/25/2019
- Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Nonhuman Primates, 02/26/2020
- General Species Environmental Enrichment, 12/19/2019
- Appendix 1: Environmental Enrichment of Rodents, 12/19/2019
- Appendix 2: Environmental Enrichment (Behavioral Management) of Nonhuman Primates, 12/09/2020 REVISED
- Social Housing of Rodents and Aquatic Species, 5/23/2018