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 (PowerPoint) (Adobe Acrobat)
• 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
• EFPIA and ECVAM Feb 2000 Draft Document - 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)