Animal Research Advisory Committee Guidelines

A. Administrative:

  1. Preparing USDA Annual Reports and Assigning USDA Reporting Columns, 09/23/2020 REVISED
  2. Animal Medical Record Keeping and Transfer of Records Between NIH Intramural Animal Facilities, 12/09/2020 REVISED
  3. Collecting and Releasing Animal Images and Audio Recordings, 12/19/2019

B. Animal Care and Use Procedures:

  1. NIH Animal Transportation Guidelines
    1. Rodent Transportation, 06/26/2019
    2. Non-Rodent Transportation, 04/24/2019
  2. Blood Collection in Mice and Rats, 10/23/2019
  3. Tissue Collection for Genotyping Mice and Rats , 02/28/2018
  4. Euthanasia of Rodent Fetuses and Neonates, 09/23/2020 ARCHIVED
  5. Euthanasia of Rodents Using Carbon Dioxide, 12/09/2020 REVISED
  6. Survival Rodent Surgery, 12/19/2019
  7. Diet Control in Laboratory Animals, 10/23/2019
  8. Use of Adjuvants in Research, 04/2420/19
  9. Toe Clipping of Rodents, 02/23/2019
  10. Ascites Production in Mice, 01/23/2019
  11. Xenopus laevis Egg and Oocyte Harvesting, 02/27/2019
  12. Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals: Responsibilities, Recognition, and Intervention, 12/09/2020 REVISED
  13. Endpoints in Animal Study Proposals, 04/24/2019
  14. Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Compounds in Laboratory Animals, 04/28/2021 REVISED
  15. Expired Medical Products, 9/26/2018
  16. Preservative-free Pharmaceuticals & Parenteral Fluids in Laboratory Animals, 04/28/2021 REVISED
  17. Zebrafish in the NIH Intramural Research Program, 02/26/2020
  18. Mouse Breeding Groups, 02/27/2019
  19. Investigator-Managed, Small-Scale Zebrafish Facilities, 06/24/2020

C. Animal Care and Use Committee:

  1. Classifying Deficiencies Identified During Semiannual Reviews, 01/23/2019
  2. Responding to Animal Care & Use Complaints from Outside NIH, 02/26/2020
    1. DDIR Policy Memo: Communicating Animal Care and Use Concerns within the NIH Intramural Research Program, 02/28/2019
  3. Changes to Animal Study Proposals, 06/24/2020
  4. Collaborative Animal Studies, 12/19/2019
  5. Shared and Central Facilities, 10/23/2019
  6. Review and Approval of Animal Study Proposals and Significant Changes, 06/24/2020
  7. Satellite Facilities, Study Areas, Laboratories, and other Animal Activity Areas, 12/09/2020 REVISED
  8. ACUC Membership, 06/26/2019
  9. Completing the NIH Intramural Animal Study Proposal Form, 12/09/2020 REVISED

D. Facility Management:

  1. Co-Housing Multiple Species of Laboratory Animals, 10/23/2019
  2. Personnel Protection in Animal Facilities, 09/25/2019
  3. Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Nonhuman Primates, 02/26/2020
  4. General Species Environmental Enrichment, 12/19/2019
    1. Appendix 1: Environmental Enrichment of Rodents, 12/19/2019
    2. Appendix 2: Environmental Enrichment (Behavioral Management) of Nonhuman Primates, 12/09/2020 REVISED
  5. Social Housing of Rodents and Aquatic Species, 05/26/2021 REVISED

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 Tuesday, July 6, 2021