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 Policies

Adoption of Research/Teaching Animals

IACUC Policy: 028-06, Effective Date: 10/2002, Last Revision: 05/17/2024 Overview/Purpose This policy provides information as to what is required before animals owned by Ohio State may be adopted at the end of the study. Requirements If animals... Read More

Blood Collection

IACUC Policy: 006-06, Effective Date: 01/25/2008, Last Revision: 11/17/2023 Overview/Purpose Blood collection/sampling is a common and important procedure utilized in the research setting. This policy provides guidance on blood collection... Read More

CO2 Euthanasia of Rodents

IACUC Policy: 034-06, Effective Date: 06/01/2009, Last Revision: 03/17/2023 Overview/Purpose Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas is frequently used to euthanize rodents in a research setting. CO2 is introduced into a cage or space in a controlled manner to... Read More

Concerns Involving Animal Care and Use

IACUC Policy: 017-06, Effective Date: 10/2002, Last Revision: 02/17/2023 Overview/Purpose The Ohio State University encourages all faculty, staff, students, and volunteers, acting in good faith, to report suspected or actual wrongful conduct... Read More

Documentation of Husbandry Procedures

IACUC Policy: 044-06, Effective Date: 01/18/2013, Last Revision: 04/15/2022  Overview/Purpose The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) requires documentation of animal care procedures and verification of environmental... Read More

Documenting Number of Animals for Research & Teaching

IACUC Policy: 003-04, Effective Date: 10/2002, Last Revision: 02/18/2022 Overview/Purpose Federal regulations require the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) to consider the number of animals proposed as part of the protocol review... Read More

Euthanasia of Rodent Fetuses and neonates

IACUC Policy: 046-02, Effective Date: 05/17/2013, Last Revision: 06/17/2016, Last Reviewed: 11/18/2022 Overview/Purpose The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) guidelines for the euthanasia of animals provides limited... Read More

Expired Medical Materials Policy

IACUC Policy: 054-03, Effective Date: 07/18/2014, Last Revision: 11/17/2023 Overview/Purpose This policy describes the situations for limited use of expired materials in live, vertebrate animals undergoing non-survival procedures. Furthermore, it... Read More

Food and Fluid Restrictions

IACUC Policy:  033-04, Effective Date: 04/18/2008, Last Revision: 05/17/2024 Overview/Purpose Certain experimental paradigms require the use of food or water restriction. Restriction of food or fluid for experimental purposes requires... Read More

IACUC Hazard Risk Assessment

IACUC Policy: 005-07, Effective Date: 10/2002, Last Revision: 11/15/2024 Overview/Purpose The university maintains an occupational health and safety program as an essential part of the overall program of animal care and use. All IACUC protocols... Read More

IACUC Member Conflict of Interest

IACUC Policy: 042-04, Effective Date: 03/18/2011, Last Revision: 08/16/2024 Overview/Purpose Federal regulations do not permit an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) member to participate in the review of research in which he/she... Read More

Mouse Breeding Policy

IACUC Policy: 007-08, Effective Date: 11/18/2005, Last Revision: 03/17/2023 Overview/Purpose The purpose of this policy is to ensure compliance with the Guide regarding space requirements for mice utilized for breeding activities in an approved... Read More

Movement of Animals Outside the Animal Housing Location

IACUC Policy: 051-05, Effective Date: 10/28/2013, Last Revision: 05/17/2024 Overview/Purpose The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) must oversee the methods used to transport animals outside the approved housing locations to... Read More

Prolonged Physical Restraint

IACUC Policy: 024-04, Effective Date: 10/2002, Last Revision: 11/17/2023 Overview/Purpose The purpose of this policy is to define what the OSU IACUC considers prolonged restraint and thereby requires additional justification and description in the... Read More

Requirements for Animal Housing Locations

IACUC Policy: 015-10, Effective Date: 04/24/2006, Last Revision: 04/15/2022 Overview/Purpose The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Knowledge (ERIK) attending veterinarian have oversight... Read More

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