General Topics
- Methodological Refinement Options for Research Involving Rodents
- Animal Transportation Guidelines
- AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2020 Edition
- Environmental Enrichment Plan
- Guidelines for Taking Images of OSU Laboratory Animals
- Scheduling LARC and LPSC Procedure Rooms on Exchange Calendars
- UC Davis Knockout Mouse Project (KOMP) Repository
- UC Davis Mouse Biology Program and Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center
Animal Procedure Library
The Animal Procedure Library includes standard operating procedures (SOP) for blood collection methods, injection approaches, and other common research techniques. As always, it is the Principal Investigator's responsibility to ensure work is conducted as described in the SOP listed in an approved IACUC protocol. (Coming soon!)
- Body Condition Score (BCS), Mice
- Cage Density-Mice
- Carbon Dioxide Euthanasia Procedures
- Experimental and Humane Endpoints
- Tail Tipping Procedure
- Tumor Burden Guidelines for Rodents
- Blood collection SOP - Cattle
- Blood collection SOP - Mice
- Blood collection SOP - Sheep and goats
- Intraperitoneal Injection in mice
- General Anesthesia Guidelines - Rodents
- Mouse identification methods
Imaging
- IVIS Mammary Tumor Demonstration
- IVIS Mammary Tumor Demonstration II
- VIS Lumina II Imaging System Training I
- VIS Lumina II Imaging System Training II
Aquatic species information
Grant application information
- Animal Facilities & Other Resources (MS Word)
- NIH Worksheet for Applications Involving Animals
- Model Statements for AAALAC Accreditation (MS Word)
“The best animal welfare results in the best science.”
Russell and Burch -1959