Resources

Below are some links to pages concerning the care and use of laboratory animals. Some files will require a PDF reader (i.e. Adobe Acrobat). Feel free to contact our office by email, or by phone, 540-831-5290, if you have any questions.

IACUC Protocol Submisison Using IRBManager

Please see the IRBManager Guidance Manual for assistance using the online submission software. The Research Compliance Office is always here to assist you with any questions you may have about use of the system. 

Federal Regulations and Agencies

Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)/ National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
• Policy on Humane Care and Use of of Laboratory Animals, Public Health Service (PHS)
• Office of Animal Care and Use (NIH)
  
• Regulations and Standards (NIH)
  
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) from the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
  
• 8th Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (NIH/OLAW)
  
• Requirements for Prompt Reporting of Problems (NIH)
  

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• USDA/APHIS Animal Welfare Home Page
• USDA Animal Care Policy Manual
  
• Animal Welfare Act Regulations, 9CFR Ch. 1 (The Blue Book) (PDF) 
• Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)
• Animal Welfare Act (Title 7) (PDF)
  
• Animal Welfare Act and Regulations Home Page
  
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Home Page
  
• USDA/APHIS Veterinary Medical Officer (VMO) Research Facility Inspection Guide
• USDA/NAL Government and Professional Resources
• Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching, 3rd Ed.

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook (PDF)
  
• ARENA/OLAW Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook Resources

Non-Federal and International Legislation, Policies, and Guidelines

• AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia 2020 Edition
  
• AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals Website (has latest updates for AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia document)
  
• American Psychological Association: Guidelines for the Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Animal
• Guidelines for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research (PDF)
  

Alternatives to Animal Testing

• Altweb: Alternatives to Animal Testing
• Alternatives Online
• Searching for Alternatives

Care and Use of Specific Animals

Amphibians and Reptiles

• Guidelines for Use of Live Amphibians and Reptiles in Field Research (PDF)
  

Birds

• Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research
• The Ornithological Council

Fish

• Zebrafish Book
• Guidelines for the Use of Fishes in Field Research

Mammals

• American Society of Mammalogists