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FREQUENTLY REQUESTED INFORMATION |
Meeting Dates & Results
 Dates & Results
Next Submission Deadline:
4:30 pm Wednesday, December 2
(for the December 22 meeting)
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FORMS
Download forms to apply for approval to use animals at the
University
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Training and Certification
How to become certified to work animals at the University, training requirements. |
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Animal Use Guidelines
Animal use and drug guidelines, guides to animal use, federal and University
regulations. |
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IT's OFFICIAL!
In October we received official notification of the results of the AAALAC Site Visit in June. The University of Minnesota's laboratory animal care and use program was granted Continued Full Accreditation by AAALAC International!
THANK YOU for your participation in ensuring the humane care and appropriate use of animals needed in the University's research and teaching mission.
"The Council commends you and the staff for actions taken to ensure the provision of a high quality program of laboratory animal care and use. Especially noteworthy were the overall commitment to create a strong program, as evidenced by organizational and programmatic changes implemented in the past two years and the integration of numerous key institutional representatives into the program; the expansion of the occupational health and safety program; the excellent facility maintenance and sanitation; the outstanding level of husbandry; and the comprehensive environmental enrichment program........[The university] has demonstrated an institutional commitment for achieving total conformance with AAALAC International's standards of accreditation. The Council recognizes your efforts to achieve a quality animal care program and commends you and the staff for the positive actions taken."
10/30/09 |
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Building Flexibility into Animal Care and Use Protocols
In order to maintain compliance and the flexibility needed in the conduct of animal studies, it is recommended that ACUP forms be written with a range of justifiable options to use. For example, when stating the method of euthanasia, indicate several acceptable options (eg. carbon dioxide or pentobarbital overdose). Do the same for anesthetic regimens (eg. ketamine/xylazine or isoflurane). For blood collection, give a range of acceptable amounts, frequency and intervals (eg. 0.05-0.10 ul of blood will be drawn from either the tail vein or the facial vein every 1 to 3 days for no more than 14 days). For study endpoints, give maximum times or markers (eg. animals will be euthanized no later than 3 weeks after administration of test article depending on animal condition and study progress). For behavioral tests or radiographic examinations, give a range of timing and frequency (eg. an x-ray will be taken 2-6 times during the 10-30 days following the procedure). The flexible options you build into an ACUP should be based in appropriate study design and reasonable choices, but careful planning at the time of ACUP completion can help minimize the need for protocol amendments in the future.
11/05/09
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New Tumor Endpoint Criteria
The IACUC has developed a set of standard endpoints for studies involving tumor induction.
The ACUP form has been updated to include an acknowledgment of these tumor endpoint criteria. Item 6B contains a link to the Tumor Induction Endpoint Criteria. If one or more of the criteria interfere with the study’s research objectives, please indicate as such and justify not using a given criterion as an endpoint.
9/20/09
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