Animal Subjects

IACUC Policy: 015-12, Effective Date: 04/24/2006, Last Revision: 04/15/2025 Overview/Purpose The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Knowledge (ERIK) Attending Veterinarian have oversight... Read More

ERIK, Office of the Attending Veterinarian Guideline, Revised 02/20/2025 This guideline discusses rodent anesthesia and analgesia options and gives examples of recommended analgesic plans based on anticipated level of pain from a procedure.... Read More

IACUC Policy: 025-09, Effective Date: 08/06/2001, Last Revision: 05/17/2024 Overview/Purpose Animals may be placed under anesthesia for a variety of reasons including performance of procedures, survival surgery, or imaging. Animals must be... Read More

Office of Research, ULAR Guideline, Revised 06/14/2023 Rodent Housing  All standard rodent diet is irradiated (sterile) and water is treated with reverse osmosis with the exception triple filtered water in Sisson Hall. Water is provided via... Read More

IACUC Policy: 018-06, Effective Date: 06/22/2007, Last Revision: 11/17/2023 Overview/Purpose Individual animal identification is important for animal colony management, animal health/medical records, and for research data interpretation. This... Read More

ERIK, Office of the Attending Veterinarian Guideline, Revised 8/1/2022 Introduction The IACUC Policy Rodent Survival Surgery describes institutional and regulatory requirements that must be followed when performing survival surgery on rodents at... Read More

IACUC Policy - 048-07, Effective Date – 05/17/2013, Revised Date – 03/17/2023 Purpose The basic concept of sanitation (i.e. to provide conditions conducive to animal health and welfare) is the same for terrestrial and aquatic systems... Read More

IACUC Policy: 036-08, Effective Date: 11/01/2009, Last Revision: 11/17/2023 Overview/Purpose This policy provides standard early removal criteria (ERC) which apply to all research and teaching protocols at The Ohio State University unless... Read More

ERIK, Office of the Attending Veterinarian Guideline, Revised 4/14/2021 Animal Receipt and Acclimation Animals should be received and acclimated to the environment prior to initiation of experimental procedures. Animal orders can only be... Read More

IACUC Policy #045-05, Approved 12/14/2012, Last Revised: 05/17/2024 Background Federal regulations require Investigators to use pharmaceutical-grade compounds for injection in animals, even in acute procedures including euthanasia. This includes,... Read More

IACUC Policy: 014-07, Effective Date: 02/25/2005, Last Revision: 03/18/2025 Overview/Purpose Analysis of DNA may be necessary to verify the genetic composition of individual animals. In rodents, ear punch/biopsy is a common site for tissue... Read More

IACUC Policy: 037-07, Effective Date: 11/01/2009, Last Revision: 05/16/2025 Overview/Purpose The IACUC Animal Holding Protocol was established to temporarily hold animals that otherwise would not be on an IACUC-approved protocol. Procedures ... Read More

IACUC Policy: 050-03, Effective Date: 10/18/2013, Last Revision: 04/18/2025 Overview/Purpose Verification and validation of sterilization methods are necessary to ensure materials have been properly sterilized. The purpose of this policy is to... Read More

IACUC Policy: 020-04, Effective Date: 10/2002, Last Revision: 08/19/2022 Overview/Purpose Federal regulations and guidelines require IACUC oversight for all live vertebrate animal activities including field studies that may impact the behavior of... Read More