Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Contact Information:

Cristina Caamano
IACUC Coordinator
Office of Research & Commercialization, 12201 Research Parkway, Suite 501, Orlando, FL 32826-3246
Email: IACUC@mail.ucf.edu
Phone: 407-882-1164
Fax: 407-823-3299

UCF-IACUC Animal Research

• IACUC Policy and Procedure Manual
• Forms:
  • Animal Use Approval Form (for Lab Animals) [PDF Version] [DOC Version] (Revised March 2008)
  • Animal Use Approval Form (for Wildlife Field Studies) [PDF Version] [DOC Version] (Revised March 2008)
  • Breeding Addendum/Modification Form [PDF Version] [DOC Version] (March 2008)
  • Addendum/Modification Form [PDF Version] [DOC Version] (Revised March 2008)
    
    

• Training:
  • Online IACUC Training Program (Required)
  • Register for Training Program (when asked, enter the username "cu" and the password "tape")

Federal Regulatory Bodies and Direct Links to Selected Regulations

• 1996 Guide for the Care and Use of Animals
• Animal Welfare Act, Regulations and Standards
• AVMA Panel on Euthanasia Report
• Guidelines for Mammal Field Studies
• Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals
• Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
• PHS Policy on the Humane Care and Use of Animals in Research
• USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) link to Animal Welfare
• USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Animal Care Policy Manual

Links to Facilitating and Accrediting Organizations

• Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC)
• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)
• American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM)
• American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners (ASLAP)
• American Veterinary Medicine Association (AVMA)
• Federation of Animal Science Society (FASS) (Also, a good link to Order AG Guide)
• Foundation for Biomedical Research
• IACUC.org Web Resources for IACUC
• National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR)
• NC Association for Biomedical Research (NCABR)
• [More accredited organizations listed below.]

Laws & Regulations

• Animal Welfare Act
• Animal Welfare Act Regulations and Standards, Code of Federal Regulations, Title 9, Revised as of April 25, 2001
• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• FDA GLP Regulations: Code of Federal Regulations, 21 CFR Part 58.
• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• Guide for the Care and Use of Agriculture Animals in Agricultural Research and Teaching (order form)
• Guidelines for the Use of Fishes in Field Research
• Guidelines for the Use of Live Amphibians and Reptiles in Field Research
• Health Research Extension Act of 1985, PUBLIC LAW 99-158
• Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use (Revised August 2002)
• US Gov. Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals used in Testing, Research, and Training

IACUC Reference Materials

• Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)
• Methods and Welfare Considerations in Behavioral Research with Animals Report of a National Institutes of Health Workshop
• OLAW/ARENA Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook

Alternatives

• Alternatives to Animal Testing on the Web
• AWIC Tips for Searching for Alternatives to Animal Research and Testing

• Bibliography on Alternatives to the Use of Live Vertebrates in Biomedical Research and Testing (ALTBIB) 
• Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments (FRAME)
• ICCVAM Biennial Progress Report (2004-2005)
• Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Animal Models (ICCVAM)
• Johns Hopkins University Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing            
• NORINA Database - Audiovisual alternatives to the use of animals in teaching
• Why Conduct Literature Searches for Alternatives?

Endpoints in Animal Experiments

• Guidance Document on the Recognition, Assessment, and Use of Clinical Signs as Humane Endpoints for Experimental Animals Used in Safety Evaluation

Euthanasia

• 2000 Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia
• Guidelines for Euthanasia of Mouse and Rat Fetuses and Neonates

Facility Inspections - Regulatory Authorities

• Conduct of an IACUC Inspection (PowerPoint) (Adobe Acrobat)
• Dispute resolution
• Managing the Inspection

Internet Web Links - There are many sites where you can find more information. The following are some of those available which you may find useful.

• A Great Place to Start
  • Staying Connected: Internet Resources for the Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee
  • Information Resources for the Institutional Animal Care & Use Committees 1985-1999
    
    
• Basic Research Techniques
  • Anesthetics and Analgesics
    • University of Kansas - Animal Care and Research Program
    • Altweb Pain Management Database
  • Guidelines for Collection of Blood from Laboratory Animals
  • EFPIA and ECVAM Feb 2000 Draft Document - A Good Practice Guide to the Administration of Substances and Removal of Blook, Including Routes and Volumes
    
    
• Environmental Enrichment
  • The Shape of Enrichment
    
    
• Government Resources
  • AWIC Bibliographies, Information Resource Guides, and other Publications
  • Non-AWIC Publications, Reports, Proceedings and Manuals
  • Animal Welfare Information Center - Lab Animals
  • USDA
    
    
• Nonhuman Primates
  • Annotated Bibliography on Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates
  • AWIC Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates Resource Guide
  • AWIC Environmental Enrichment Information Resources for Nonhuman Primates
  • Laboratory Primate Newsletter
  • Primate Fact Sheets
    
    
• Occupational Health
  • Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals (1997)
  • Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) Journal
    
    
• Organizations
  • Americans for Medical Progress (AMP)
  • National Association of Biomedical Research (NABR)
  • NETVET: Veterinary Government and Law Resources
  • Scientist Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW)
    
    
• Training
  • IACUC Tutorial
  • Laboratory Animal Welfare Training Exchange
  • Laboratory Animal Training Association
  • Another resource for IACUC members: Online Training and Materials