The IACUC handbook /
Silverman, Jerald.
Suckow, Mark A.
Murthy, Sreekant.
National Institutes of Health (U.S.).Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.
Boca Raton, Fla. ; London : CRC Press,
c2007.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Origins of the IACUC -- Circumstances requiring an IACUC -- Creationof an IACUC -- Reporting lines of the IACUC -- General composition of the IACUC and specific roles of the IACUC members -- Frequency and conduct of regular IACUC meetings -- General format of IACUC protocol forms -- Submission and maintenance of IACUC protocols -- General concepts of protocol review -- Amending IACUC protocols -- Continuing review of protocols -- Justification for the use of animals -- Justification for the number of animals to be used -- Animal acquisition and disposition -- Animal housing and use sites -- Pain and distress -- Euthanasia -- Surgery -- Antigens, antibodies, and blood collection -- Occupational health and safety -- Personnel training -- Confidential and proprietary information -- General concepts of the facility inspection -- Inspection of individual laboratories -- Inspection of surgery areas -- Assessment of veterinary care -- Laboratory animal enrichment -- Animal mistreatment and protocol noncompliance -- Posapproval monitoring.
National Institutes of Health (U.S.). Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.
Animal welfare.
Laboratory animals.