IACUC: Procedures and Guidance
Procedures
IACUC Committee
This section lists the standards for conducting IACUC reviews and other functions as required by regulatory agencies
- Administrative Review Procedures
- Animal Welfare Concerns and Noncompliance Situations
- Protocol and Amendment Review
- Procedure for Semiannual Facility Inspections
- Review Procedures for Significant Changes in an Approved Protocol
- Veterinary Verification and Consultation (VVC) Reviews
Principal Investigator
This section lists the standards and guidelines of the PI for creating and submitting an Application for Vertebrate Animal Use (AVAU) as required to conduct activities with animals on behalf of NC State University.
- Acquisition and Disposition of Animals used for Outreach, Research and Teaching (Updated)
- Activities Requiring IACUC Approval
- AVMA Euthanasia Guidelines
- Blanket Protocols (Updated)
- Classification of Animal Use by Pain and Distress Categories (Updated)
- Departing Investigators
- Dos and Don’ts for Veterinarian Clinician Researchers
- Justification of Numbers of Animals Used for Research, Teaching, and Outreach Activities
- Needs for Prospective Clinical Studies Using Client Owned Animals
- PI Requirements
- Post Approval Monitoring (New)
- RED System Training: Animal Care and Use Module
- Rodent Cage Density and Breeding Standard
- Social Housing Standard
- Tracking of Approval and Approved Animal Numbers
IACUC Guidance
This section lists the standards and guidelines on proper conduct of procedures with animals at NC State.
- Assessing Tumor Burden and Appropriate Time for Euthanasia in Animals (New)
- Decapitation as a Means of Euthanasia for Mice and Rats
- Drop Method for Inhalational Anesthesia/Euthanasia in Rodents (Updated)
- Environmental Enrichment (New)
- Health/Medical Record Keeping for Research and Teaching Animals
- Non-pharmaceutical-grade Compounds in Live Vertebrate Animals
- Photography and Videography of Animals (New)
- Restraint in Vertebrate Animal Studies
- Surgeries on Non-USDA Rodents and Other Species Used in Research or Teaching (New)
- Surgeries on USDA-Covered and Agricultural Species used in Research or Teaching (New)
- Summary of NIH guidelines for Tissue Collection for Genotyping Rodents
- Transport of Animals (New)
- Tribromoethanol (Avertin) (New)
- Use and Expiration of Medical Materials (New)