Training Documents for Dickinson's IACUC members (required)
- PHS Policy for the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals rev 2015
- The National Research Council (NRC) Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
- The AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia
- Animal Welfare Assurance Document. Download from submission system.
- Essentials for IACUC Members Curriculum, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science - or - Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
Training Documents for Dickinson's IACUC members (Recommended)
- Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) Journal 48:2, 2007 "Training and Adult Learning Strategies for the Care and Use of Lab Animals"
- OLAW Tutorial for new animal care and use committee members, institutional administrators, investigators, animal care personnel, veterinarians, or others who are interested in learning about the PHS Policy.
Policies, Regulations and Guides
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
- OLAW Home Page/Site Index http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/olaw.htm
- OLAW Topic Index http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/olaw_topic_index.htm
- OLAW Notices http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/references/notices.htm
- OLAW Frequently Asked Questions http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/faqs.htm
- OLAW Departures from the Guide http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/departures.htm
ARENA/OLAW Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook, 2002
- http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/GuideBook.pdf [3mb download]
Animal Welfare Act and Animal Welfare Regulations (as of Nov. 6, 2013)
- Factsheet 2012
USDA-APHIS
- Institutional Animal Care and Use Guidelines, APHIS 41-35-036 http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/downloads/iacuc/iacuc.pdf
- USDA, APHIS Animal Care Policy Manual. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/policy.php
- Animal Care Resource Guide: Animal Welfare Inspection Guide http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/downloads/Inspection%20Guide%20-%20November%202013.pdf