The following is a list of all policies approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. It is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator to ensure that they and their staff are compliant with these policies. For more information, please contact the IACUC Administrator.
PLEASE NOTE: IACUC policies may be supplemented by Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) from the Center of Comparative Medicine. Please review these SOPs.
| Effective Dates | Policy | |
|---|---|---|
| June 2, 2022 through June 30, 2025 | Collecting Samples for Genomic Analysis | |
| December 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025 | Protocol Reviews | |
| December 7, 2023 through December 31, 2026 | Compliance with The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals | |
| June 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 | Counting Animal Use | |
| December 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025 | Notification of Suspension of Protocols | |
| June 17, 2021 through June 30, 2024 | Training New IACUC Members | |
| June 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 | Utilizing DMR for New Protocol and Modification Submissions | |
| December 2, 2021 through December 30, 2024 | Reporting Animal Welfare Concerns | |
| December 7, 2023 through December 31, 2026 | New Protocol Submissions | |
| December 7, 2023 through December 31, 2026 | Use of Complete Freund’s Adjuvant (CFA) | |
| December 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025 | Reporting Morbidity and Mortality | |
| December 7, 2023 through December 31, 2026 | Animal Stabilization | |
| June 17, 2021 through June 30, 2024 | Rodent Toe Clipping | |
| December 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025 | Semi-annual Program Review and Facility Inspections | |
| June 17, 2021 through June 30, 2024 | Inter-agency IACUC Reviews | |
| June 17, 2021 through June 30, 2024 | Use of Tribromoethanol (Avertin) | |
| June 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 | Transgenic / Gene Targeted Animals | |
| December 2, 2021 through December 30, 2024 | Post-Approval Monitoring Program | |
| December 2, 2021 through December 30, 2024 | Modification Review and Approval | |
| June 2, 2022 through June 30, 2025 | Cage Density and Weaning Activity for Mice | |
| December 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025 | Food Placement for Impaired Rodents | |
| December 7, 2023 through December 31, 2026 | Expired Protocols | |
| December 7, 2023 through December 31, 2026 | Animal Training and OHS Requirements | |
| June 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 |
Animal Holding in Investigator Laboratories | |
| December 2, 2021 through December 30, 2024 | Cage Identification | |
| June 2, 2022 through June 30, 2025 | Code of Ethics for the Care and Use of Animals | |
| June 2, 2022 through June 30, 2025 | Death as an Endpoint | |
| June 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 | Retro-orbital Bleeding | |
| December 2, 2021 through December 30, 2024 | Use of Expired Drugs and Biomaterials | |
| June 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 | Utilizing Designated Member Review After Full Committee Review | |
| June 17, 2021 through June 30, 2024 | Animal Transportation to and from PI Laboratories | |
| June 2, 2022 through June 30, 2025 | Animal Transfers to Holding Protocols | |
| June 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 | Assigning Reviewers to New Protocols | |
| June 2, 2022 through June 30, 2025 | Animal Transfers to Approved Protocols | |
| December 7, 2023 through December 31, 2026 | Rodent Tumor Production | |
| December 7, 2023 through December 31, 2026 | Animal Housing and Enrichment | |
| December 7, 2023 through December 31, 2025 | Expiration Dates on Drug Mixtures Used in Animals | |
| June 2, 2022 through June 30, 2025 | CO2 Euthanasia of Laboratory Rodents | |
| June 2, 2022 through June 30, 2025 | Training Requirements when Training Is Performed by Research Personnel | |
| June 17, 2021 through June 30, 2024 | Unexpected Unavailability of Commonly used Therapeutic Drugs/Materials | |
| June 17, 2021 through June 30, 2024 | Documentation of Post-procedure and Post-surgical Monitoring | |
| December 7, 2023 through December 30, 2024 | IACUC Membership | |
| December 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025 | Veterinary Consultation for Painful/Distressful (D/E) Procedures | |
| December 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025 | Vaporizer Calibration and Maintenance | |
| June 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 | Prolonged Physical Restraint | |
| December 2, 2021 through December 30, 2024 | Approved Animal Care and Use Protocol Signatures | |
| June 2, 2022 through June 30, 2025 | Mouse/Rat Transportation to/from Institutions Outside UConn Health | |
| June 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025 | Photography of Research Animals | |
| June 17, 2021 through June 30, 2024 | Collaborative Research and Animal Protocols | |
| February 23, 2023 through December 31, 2025 | Surgery | |
| December 7, 2023 through December 31, 2026 | Use of Isoflurane |