Animal Research Advisory Committee (ARAC) Guidelines
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.
A. Administrative:
- Preparing USDA Annual Reports and Assigning USDA Reporting Columns, 12/13/2023
- Animal Medical Record Keeping and Transfer of Records Between NIH Intramural Animal Facilities, 12/13/2023
- Collecting and Releasing Animal Images and Audio Recordings, 06/28/2023
- Post-Study Research Animal Disposition, 03/26/2025 REVISED
B. Animal Care and Use Procedures:
- NIH Animal Transportation Guidelines
- Rodent Transportation, 12/14/2022
- Non-Rodent Transportation, 03/22/2023
- Survival Blood Collection in Mice and Rats, 12/14/2022
- Tissue Collection for Genotyping of Mice and Rats , 12/11/2024 REVISED
- Euthanasia of Rodent Fetuses and Neonates ARCHIVED
- Euthanasia of Rodents Using Carbon Dioxide, 01/24/2024
- Rodent Survival Surgery, 04/26/2023
- Diet Control in Laboratory Animals, 03/22/2023
- Use of Adjuvants in Research, 03/26/2025 REVISED
- Toe Clipping of Rodents ARCHIVED
- Ascites Production in Mice ARCHIVED
- Egg and Oocyte Harvesting in Xenopus Species, 04/23/2025 REVISED
- Pain and/or Distress in Laboratory Animals: Responsibilities, Recognition, and Intervention, 12/13/2023
- Endpoints in Animal Study Proposals, 03/26/2025 REVISED
- Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Compounds in Laboratory Animals, 04/26/2023
- Expired Medical Products, 01/22/2025 REVISED
- Preservative-free Pharmaceuticals & Parenteral Fluids in Laboratory Animals, 10/23/2024
- Animal Study Proposals Using Zebrafish in the NIH Intramural Research Program, 07/26/2023
- Mouse Breeding Groups, 03/23/2022
- Zebrafish Satellite Facilities, 01/24/2024
C. Animal Care and Use Committee:
- Classifying Deficiencies Identified During Semiannual Evaluations, 05/24/2023
- Responding to Animal Care & Use Complaints from Outside NIH, 07/26/2023
- Changes to Animal Study Proposals, 05/24/2023
- Collaborative Animal Studies, 04/26/2023
- Communication Between User and Lead ACUCs, Oversight of Animal Study Proposal Activities and Management in Animal Facilities, 12/14/2022
- Review and Approval of Animal Study Proposals and Significant Changes, 05/24/2023
- Satellite Facilities, Study Areas, Laboratories, and other Animal Activity Areas, 06/26/2024
- Animal Care and Use Committee Membership, 04/23/2025 REVISED
- Completing the NIH Intramural Animal Study Proposal Form, 09/22/2021 UNDER REVISION
- Assessment and Reporting of Adverse Events, Unexpected Outcomes, and Animal Welfare Concerns, 07/26/2023
D. Facility Management:
- Co-Housing Multiple Species of Laboratory Animals, 12/14/2022
- Personal Protective Equipment in Animal Facilities, 12/14/2022
- Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Nonhuman Primates, 06/28/2023
- General Species Environmental Enrichment, 05/24/2023
- Social Housing of Social Species, 01/22/2025 REVISED
This page was last updated on Thursday, April 24, 2025