Office of Research



Office of Animal Welfare

IACUC Reference Materials

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)

ICCVAM Biennial Progress Reports

Johns Hopkins University Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing

NORINA Database - Audiovisual alternatives to the use of animals in teaching

Analgesics and Anesthetics Recommendations

Analgesics in Mouse

Analgesics in Rabbits

Analgesics in Rats

Anesthetics in Mouse

Anesthetics in Rabbits

Anesthetics in Rats

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

AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2013 Edition

Guidelines for Euthanasia of Mouse and Rat Fetuses and Neonates

Facility Inspections – Regulatory Authorities

Conduct of an IACUC Inspection

Dispute resolution

Managing the Inspection

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 and Use Committees

Basic Research Techniques

Anesthetics and Analgesics

Conduct of an IACUC Inspection

A Good Practice Guide to the Administration of Substances and Removal of Blood, Including Routes and Volume

Environmental Enrichment

The Shape of Enrichment

Government Resources

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

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)