Policies
A page within IACUC
The Animal Care and Use Program at UWL is committed to the highest standards of research and recognizes that laboratory animals must receive the best possible care, not only to obtain valid research data, but to ensure the health and safety of animals, researchers, and animal caretakers. To that end, the following policies have been established by UWL's IACUC:
- Acclimation
- Adverse Events
- Animal Adoption
- Animal Procurement
- Blood Collection
- Euthanasia Using Carbon Dioxide
- Field Study Exemption
- Hazardous Agents
- Holding Animals Not Covered by Active Protocol
- Humane Endpoints
- Mouse Breeding Colony Management
- IACUC Oversight
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Protocol Modifications
- Social Housing
- Training and Certification
- Tumor Burden
- Use & Euthanasia Procedures for Avian Embryos
- Use of Privately Owned & Visiting Animals
- Use of Non-Pharmaceutical Substances
- Use of Finquel MS-222 (Tricaine Methane Sulfonate)
- Whistle Blower