Policies, Guidelines, and Form

Policies, Guidelines, and Forms

POLICIES AND GUIDELINES

UTEP IACUC POLICIES

- Policy 001: Placement of Feed on Cage Bottoms Updated:01-22-2024

- Policy 002: Rodent Identification and Genotyping - Updated 02.24.2025

- Policy 003: Humane Endpoints Updated:04.28.2025

- Policy 004: Rodent Survival Surgery Updated:02.24.2025

- Policy 005: Veterinary Care Updated:03-25-2024

- Policy 006: Under Construction

- Policy 007: Adjuvant Use in Laboratory Animals Updated:03.24.2025

- Policy 008: Euthanasia Procedures Updated:6.30.25

- Policy 009: Drug Dilution and Expired Drugs Updated 02.28.2025

- Policy 010: Acclimation Stabilization of Newly-Recieved Research Animals Updated:02.28.2025

- Policy 011: Protocol Submission and Review Process Updated:10-28-2024

- Policy 012: Scoring Endpoints in Tumor Studies in Rodents Updated: 1.27.2025

- Policy 013: Housing Recommendations Updated: 04.28.2025

- Policy 014: Animal Enrichment Updated:03.24.2025

- Policy 015: Use of Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Drugs Updated:01.27.2025

- Policy 016: Counting Fetal and Neonatal Rodents Updated:04-27-2020

- Policy 017: Rescinded 01-27-2025

- Policy 018: Photography, Videography, and Audiotaping of Animals, Animal Use, or Animal Facilities Updated:03.24.2025

- Policy 019: Conflicts of Interest for IACUC Members Updated: 04.28.2025

- Policy 020: Isoflurane Waste Anesthetic Gas Updated:05-26-2020

- Policy 021: Animals Remaining on an Expired Protocol Updated:01.27.2025

- Policy 022: Physical Restraint of Unanesthetized Research Animals Updated:03.24.25

- Policy 023: Principal Investigator Responsibilities Updated: 04.28.2025

- Policy 024: Committee Member 10-28-2024

- Policy 025: Food-Water Restriction, Regulation, Diet Manipulation 12-16-2024

- Policy 026: Training Policy 12-16-2024

- Policy 027: Adverse Events 12-16-2024

Adverse Event Form

- Policy 028: Non-Compliance 11-25-2024

- Policy 029: Record Keeping Policy 12-16-2024

- Policy 030: Multiple Survival Surgeries 12-16-2024

- Policy 031: Grant Congruency Policy 1.27.2025

- Policy 032: Catagorizing Pain and Distress Policy 1.27.2025

- Policy 033: Rodent Breeding and Weaning 4.28.25

- Policy 034: Veterinary Recommendations for Anesthesia and Anlgesia 4.28.25

- Policy 035: Guidelines on Genetically Modified Animals 5.19.25

- Policy 036: Anethetic Care of Rodents 5.19.25

- Policy 037: Management of Fighting and Fight Wounds in Mice 5.19.25

- Policy 038: Procurement of Custom Produced Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies 5.19.25

- Policy 039: Blood Collection Maximum Volumes and Fluid Replacement 5.19.25

- Policy 040: Administration of Substances 5.19.25

- Policy 041: Expiring Protocol Procedures 5.19.25

- Policy 042: Transportation of Animals 6.30.25

- Policy 043: Guidlines on Reptile Anesthesia & Analgesia 8.25.25

REGULATORY GUIDELINES

- Institutional Guidelines

- Guide for the Use of Laboratory Animals, ILAR

- PHS Policy on Human Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, NIH OLAW

- Animal Welfare Act and Animal Welfare Regulations (AWA/AWR), USDA

- AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia 2020 UPDATED

- IACUC Guidebook

- American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM)

- American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)

- Animal Care Policy Manual, USDA

- CCAC Guidelines on The Care and Use of Fish in Research, Teaching and Testing

- Enrichment and Social Housing Resources

- Guidance on the housing and care of Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

- Guidance on the severity classification of scientific procedures involving fish

- Guidelines of the American Society of Mammalogists for the Use of Wild Mammals in Research

- Guidelines for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research

- Guidelines for the Humane Transportation of Research Animals

- Guidelines for Use of Fishes in Research

- Guidelines for use of Live Amphibians and Reptiles in Field Research

- Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals

- Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, OLAW, NIH

- Public Law 103-43, Plan for Use of Animals in Research

- Recognition and Alleviation of Pain in Laboratory Animals

- U.S. Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research, and Training

IACUC Holding Form

Animal Transfer/transport forms using eprotocol system

Go into eAnimal Ordering and select Investigator>Animal Transfer
Then Select Internal Transfer
- To transfer animals to a different PI (and a different protocol) select PI to PI
  - For PI to PI or Protocol to Protocol, select the From Protocol and To Protocol and the responsible person on each protocol. Then fill in phone numbers and emails
- To transfer animals to a different protocol of your own, select Protocol to Protocol
- To just transport animals but keep them on the same protocol, select Location to Location
Then click New Transfer
Update quantity to and from should be the number of animals moving
Select the from location, building, and room
Then click on the binoculars next to Cage Cards and select all the cages that are being moved.
Select the To location, building, and room (where the cages/animals are going)
Add any special requests and hit Submit.

Animal Transfer Flow Chart

Contact us

IACUP is located in Kelly Hall, 4th floor, North Wing
2101 Sun Bowl Drive
500 W. University Ave.
El Paso, TX 79968

Main: 915-747-6056 / 915-747-5158
Fax: 915-747-8310
iacuc@utep.edu