Instructions & Guidelines

Guidelines

The following guidelines have been established by the University of Illinois. Researchers using animals in their research are expected to follow those guidelines pertinent to their studies. Exceptions to these guidelines must be scientifically justified and may be made by special request to the IACUC.

• Guidelines for the Transportation of Animals
• Off-Campus Animal Use Oversight Guidelines
• Rodent Biosecurity at UIUC
• Guidelines on Issuing Health Certificates for Animals Leaving UIUC Laboratory Animal Facilities
• Guidelines for Genotyping Mice and Rats (Approved 5/5/09)
• Responsibilities for PIs
• Important Information for Protocols that had FCR
• Keeping Records for Experiments with USDA Covered Species

External Guidelines

• Occupational Health and Safety Program
• UIUC Biological Safety Section
• U.S. Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals