Policies Pertaining to the Care and Use of Animals in Research and Teaching

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

• Policy Governing the Use of Animals in Research and Teaching (Campus Administrative Manual)
• Policy for Review of Animal Use Protocols at UIUC
• IACUC Violation Correction Process
• Policy on Renewal and Administrative Extension of Animal Care and Use Protocols
• Policy for Procurement of Laboratory Animals
• Policy on Exposure to Animals Used in Research and Teaching
• Policy for Testing of Biological Specimens to be Implanted into Live Laboratory Rodents
• Policy on the Export of Laboratory Animals
• Policy on the Exercise of Dogs
• Policy on Rodent Biosecurity at UIUC
• Policy on Use of Sedatives, Analgesics, and Anesthetics in Animals Used in Research and Teaching
• Policy and Guidelines on the Maintenance of Hybridomas in Rodents and the Collection of Ascites Fluid
• Policy on Import of Rodents into UIUC Animal Facilities
• Policy on Use of Wire-Bottom Caging for Rodents
• Policy on Stabilization of Newly Arrived Research and Teaching Animals
• Policy on Reporting Morbidity and Mortality in Animals Used in Research and Teaching (Approved 7/7/09)
• Policy on Environmental Enrichment for Rabbits, Rodents and Ferrets
• Policy on Oversight of Investigator-Maintained Animal Colonies
• Policy on the Monitoring and Documentation of Monitoring Animals at Risk of Developing Protocol Related Morbidity or Mortality (Approved 7/7/09)
• Policy on Expired Drugs and Expired Pharmaceutical Grade-Compounds Used in Research, Teaching, and Testing
• Animal Care and Use Occupational Health and Safety Policy
• Illinois Policy and Guidelines on Survival Surgery of Animals Used in Research, Teaching and Testing (Approved 5/5/09)
• Illinois Animal Care and Use Occupational Health and Safety Policy (Approved 4/7/09)
• Monitoring Animals at Risk of Developing Protocol-Related Morbidity or Mortality
• Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals
• Use of Wire-Bottom Caging for Rodents
• Use of Sedatives, Analgesics, and Anesthetics in Animals Used in Research and Teaching
• Policy and Guidelines on the Use of Freund's Adjuvant in Animals