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Standards and Procedures
Standards and Procedures
The following standards and procedures have been established to ensure the safe, ethical conduct and effectiveness of the research enterprise at the University of Illinois. Researchers are expected to follow the guidelines, instructions and procedures pertinent to their studies. Exceptions to these standards must be scientifically justified and be requested through the authoring unit/office. To find a list of research-related policies, see Regulatory Compliance & Safety.
Standards and Procedures
Adding Project Personnel to a Protocol, Instructions for
Anesthetics and Analgesics, Veterinary Guidelines for
Animal Use Reporting and Record Keeping Procedures: Guidelines for Reporting and Recording Agricultural Animal Use for College of Veterinary Medicine Resident Teaching Animals
Approved Rodent Sources
AWA Regulations for the Transport of Wild Animals
Biosecurity Swine Guidelines
Breeding Colony Calculator
CO2 Euthanasia of Poultry and Young Swine, Guidelines for
Correction of Violations and Deviations, Guidelines for
Euthanasia of Wildlife Species, Guidelines for
Export of Laboratory Animals, Guidelines for Implementation of IACUC Policy on
Extension Cord Safety
Genotyping Mice and Rats, Guidelines for
Handwashing Techniques
Import of Rodents into UIUC Animal Facilities, Guidelines for Implementation of IACUC, Policy on
Issuing Health Certificates for Animals Leaving Laboratory Animal Facilities, Guidelines on
Keeping Records for Experiments with USDA Covered Species
Making Amendments to a Protocol, Instructions for
Material Transfer Procedures
Off-Campus Animal Use Oversight Guidelines
Preparation of Surgical Site
Preventing Zoonotic Diseases
Rationale for Numbers of Animals
Recapping Needles SOP
Rendering Carcasses, Instructions for
Reporting an Injury
Responsibilities for PIs
Review of Chemicals Used in Animal Research Protocols, Instructions for
Searches to Alternatives for Animal Use, Instructions for
Shipping Food and Food Ingredients from International Sources
Submitting Animal Request Forms
Transportation of Animals, Guidelines for the
Additional References
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (2010)
Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching, Third Edition, (2010)
Recognition and Alleviation of Distress in Laboratory Animals (2008)
Recognition and Alleviation of Pain in Laboratory Animals (2009)
AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia (2013)
AVMA Guidelines for Humane Slaughter (2016)
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook (2002)