IACUC

Animal Care     

Veterinary Care      

Experiment Guidelines

Surgery      

Anesthesia

Euthanasia      

Safety  

Training

 

 

Top 10 Things You Have to Know to Use Animals at the University of Minnesota

 

10. Know who to contact for questions about: 

• Animal Usage Forms- Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) or an RAR Veterinarian
• Animal Ordering- RAR Business Office
• Animal Husbandry- RAR Area  Supervisor
• Veterinary Care- RAR Veterinary Technician, Area Veterinarian or On-Duty Vet for Emergencies

9. Be aware of occupational health programs and policies. 

8. Contact the IACUC for any changes in approved protocol. 

7. Most laboratory animal species used in the Twin Cities Campus must be ordered through RAR 

6. Follow RAR policies and procedures when housing them in an RAR facility 

5. Be aware of the various laws and guidelines that affect animal use at the University of Minnesota 

• Regents' Policy
• USDA- Animal Welfare Act
• NIH-Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• AAALAC- the Association for the Accreditation and Assessment of Laboratory Animal Care, Int.
• Public Health Service Policy

4. Be trained in the procedures and the proper use of the drugs you will be using. Use of Specific Pathogen-Free (SPF) Rodents and Nonhuman primates requires special training and certification prior to use

3. Minimize pain and distress in animals by: 

• Being trained in proper animal handling
• Choosing alternatives to live animals whenever possible
• Providing for proper housing and behavioral needs of the animals
• Follow appropriate guidelines for procedures that are likely to cause pain or distress
• Knowing how to determine if the animal is experiencing pain or distess.
• Utilizing appropriateanesthetics and analgesics for painful procedures, or justify to the IACUC why they can not be used
• Use aseptic technique and proper procedures when performing surgery
• Provide appropriate post-procedural care
• Euthanize animals using approved methods

2. Attend an Animal Care and Use Orientation Seminar or do the online tutorial before working with any animals.

1. All animals used in research, teaching or testing at the University of Minnesota must be included in an approved Animal Usage Form (BA22) on file with the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

 

 

Anatomy and Physiology of Animals