Anesthesia and Analgesia Policies

• Use of Ether 
• Use of Tribromoethanol (Avertin)
• Use of Analgesics in Laboratory Animals 
• Rodent Anesthesia
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Animal Housing Policies

• Use of Filter-Topped Lids on Caging
• Animal Feeding Exceptions
• Animal Enrichment 
• Mouse Overcrowding and Acceptable Cage Density 
• Space Requirements for Laboratory Animals Other than Mice and Rats  
• Rat Overcrowding and Acceptable Cage Density  
• Non-ARC Animal Housing
• Acclimation Periods for Laboratory Animals 
• Standard Caging

Animal Identification Policies

• Animal Identification 
• Frog Identification Guidelines
• Clipping Rodent Tails for Genotyping

Animal Transport Policies

• Transfer of UT Southwestern Animals Offsite
• Animal Transport

Antibody Production Policies

• Polyclonal Antibody Production
• Production of Monoclonal Antibodies Using the Mouse Ascites Method
• Procuring Custom Antibodies

Euthanasia Policies

• Decapitation of Unanesthetized Mice and Rats
• Euthanasia of Mice and Rats
• Carcass Disposal
• Use of Ether  

Expired Supplies and Drugs Policies

• Expired Medical Materials  
• Expired Drugs and Fluids

Miscellaneous Policies

• Lab Visit Policy
• Equipment Supply and Storage in the Animal Rooms
• Screening for Mouse and Rat Biologicals, Including Serum, Tumors, and Cell Lines for Use in the NG Vivarium, the Y2 Barrier, or the JA Vivarium
• Pharmaceutical Grade Medication  
• PI Eligibility and Responsibilities
• Tissue Sharing  
• Use of Human Clinical Areas 
• Five-Day Review of Protocols
• Subcontracted Animal Work Performed Offsite
• Sharps Disposal
• Use of Hazardous Materials in Animals
• Animal Necropsy for USDA Covered Species
• Animal Transfer Between Protocols
• Large Animal Records

Non-Compliance Policies 

• Non-Compliance
• Reporting Concerns about Animal Care and Use

Pain or Distress Assessment Policies

• Animal Restraint
• Rodent Tumor Burden  
• Guidelines for the Quantitative Assessment of Pain or Distress in Rodents
• Guidelines for the Quantitative Assessment of Pain or Distress in Rabbits

Principal Investigator Maintained Colony Policies

• Non-ARC Animal Housing

Survival Surgery Policies

• Policy for Rodent Survival Surgery
  
• Non-Rodent Surgery
  
• Xenopus Oocyte Collections
• Multiple Major Survival Surgeries
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Training Policies

• IACUC Training Requirements
• Arrival of New Principal Investigators
• Training for Visitors Vendors and Contractors

Veterinary Care Policies

• Policy on Veterinary Care of Animals
• Investigator Provided Veterinary Treatment of USDA-Covered Species 

Blood Collection 

• Blood Collection on Mice
• Blood Collection on Rats