Guidelines

The guidelines below and references they contain are intended to provide UF Principal Investigators and research staff with definitive information associated with research protocol development.  This information is used by UF IACUC members and veterinarians during the protocol review process.  Writing your UF protocol’s experimental details consistent with these guidelines and references should serve to expedite the review and approval process for all involved.

Animal Health
Principal Investigator Health Checks
Husbandry
Special Husbandry Care by PI
Protocol Development
Administering Injections to Small Laboratory Animals
Anesthesia & Analgesia Formulary
Assessment and Management of Pain in Rodents and Rabbits
Blood Collection from Laboratory Animals
Breeding Colony Operations and Management
Euthanasia
Expired Medical Materials
Experimental Allergic Encephalitis Guidelines
Footpad Immunization in Rodents
Handling and Restraint of Small Laboratory Animals
Housing Animals Outside Designated Laboratory Animals Housing Facilities in the HSC or CLAS
Morris Water Maze guideline
Multiple Survival Surgeries
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
Pharmaceutical-Grade Compounds Guideline
Polyclonal and Monoclonal antibodies in rodents and rabbits
Postoperative Analgesia
Procedures Performed on USDA-Covered Species Involving the Use of General Anesthesia
Prolonged Physical Restraint
Rodent Neonatal Anesthesia
Rodent Tail Biopsy
Rodent Tumor Guidelines
Sterilization of Implants
Survival Surgery Guidelines in USDA-Covered Species
Survival Surgery in Rats, Mice, and Birds
Telemetric Implants
Tumor and Cell Line Testing Guideline


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