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ARAC GUIDELINES

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A. Administrative:

  1. Guidelines for Preparing USDA Annual Reports and Assigning USDA Pain & Distress Categories, Revised 10/06/11.

  2. Guideline for Animal Medical Record Keeping and Transfer of Records Between NIH Intramural Animal Facilities, Approved 05/11/11

B. Animal Care Procedures:

  1. NIH Animal Transportation Guidelines, Revised, 01/14/10.
    1a. Guidelines for NIH Rodent Transportation
    1b. Guidelines for NIH Non-Rodent Transportation

  2. Guidelines for Survival Bleeding of Mice and Rats, Revised 09/08/10.

  3. Guidelines for the Genotyping of Mice and Rats, Revised 05/12/10.

  4. Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Rodent Feti and Neonates, Revised 03/09/11.

  5. Guidelines for Euthanasia of Rodents Using Carbon Dioxide, Revised 05/12/10.

  6. Guidelines for Survival Rodent Surgery, Revised 07/14/10.

  7. Guidelines for Diet Control in Behavioral Animal Studies, Revised 01/12/11.

  8. Guidelines for the Use of Adjuvants in Research, Revised 11/13/10.

  9. Guidelines for Toe Clipping of Rodents, Revised 05/12/10.

  10. Guidelines for Ascites Production in Mice, Revised 05/12/10.

  11. Guidelines for Egg and Oocyte Harvesting in Xenopus laevis, Revised 07/14/10.

  12. Guidelines for Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals: Responsibilities, Recognition and Alleviation, Revised 07/14/10.

  13. Guidelines for the Use of Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Compounds in Laboratory Animals, Revised 12/08/10

  14. Guidelines for Use of Zebrafish in the NIH Intramural Research Program, Approved 03/11/09.

C. Animal Care & Use Committee:

  1. Guidelines on Classifying Deficiencies Identified During Semiannual Reviews, Revised 05/11/11.

  2. Guidelines for Responding to Animal Care & Use Complaints from Outside NIH, Revised 04/10/10.
    2a. Attachment - DDIR Memorandum, Revised 03/26/10.

  3. Guideline Regarding Significant Changes to Animal Study Proposals, Revised 02/11/09.

  4. Guidelines for Institute/Center Collaborations involving Animal Activities Performed inside NIH Laboratories, Core or Shared Facilities, Revised 07/14/10.

  5. Guidelines for ACUC Oversight of Animal Activities in Shared and Central Facilities, Revised 12/08/10.

  6. Guidelines for Endpoints in Animal Study Proposals, Revised 05/11/11.

  7. Guideline for Review and Approval of Animal Study Proposals Including Designated Member Review, Revised 09/08/10.

  8. Guidelines for ACUC Oversight of Animal Activities in Satellite Facilities, Study Areas, Laboratories and Special Procedure Areas, Revised 01/13/10.

  9. Guidelines for ACUC Membership, Revised 09/08/10.

  10. Guideline for Completing the NIH Intramural Animal Study Proposal Form, Approved, 12/18/07.

  11. Guidelines for the Select Use of Expired Medical Products, Approved 11/09/11.

  12. Guidelines for the Use of Preservative-Free Pharmaceuticals and Parenteral Fluids in Laboratory Animals, Approved 01/11/12.

D. Facility Management:

  1. Guidelines for Housing Multiple Species of Large Laboratory Animals, Revised 05/12/10.

  2. Guidelines for Personnel Protection and Minimum Requirements for Protective Clothing in Animal Facilities, Revised 12/18/07.

  3. Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Nonhuman Primates, Revised 05/12/10.

 

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