Standard Operating Procedures

Administrative Policies & Procedures
Veterinary Policies & Procedures
Animal Husbandry Policies & Procedures
Equipment Policies & Procedures
Occupational Health and Safety Policies & Procedures
School of Medicine and Public Health ACUC Policies
All Campus ACUC Policies

Administrative Policies & Procedures

101.  Leave Scheduling Policy – Animal Research Technicians (PDF)
103.  New LAR Personnel Orientation (PDF)

105.  MSDS Binder Maintenance (PDF)

106.  Communication in Microbial Sciences Building (MSB) Vivarium (PDF)

Veterinary Policies & Procedures

201.  Identifying and Reporting All Sick, Injured, or Dead Mice, Rats, Hamsters, Chinchillas,         Rabbits, Ferrets, Frogs and Zebra fish (PDF) Flow Chart (PDF)
202.  Rodent Colony Health Monitoring Program (PDF)
203.  Non-Human Primate (NHP) Quarantine (PDF)
204.  Tuberculosis (TB) Testing of Non-Human Primates (NHP) (PDF)
205.  Herpes B Exposure Procedures (PDF) - Deleted, now SOP 504
206.  Dog, Cat, or Ferret Bite Procedures (PDF)
210.  Identifying and Reporting All Sick, Injured, or Dead Dogs, Cats, Swine, Sheep and
        Non-Human Primates (NHPs) (PDF) Flow Chart (PDF)

211. Animal Capture Plan (PDF) and Loose Animal Log (PDF)

Animal Husbandry Policies & Procedures

300.  Standard Animal Room Procedures (PDF)
301.  Mouse Husbandry (PDF)
302.  Rat Husbandry (PDF)
303.  Hamster Husbandry (PDF)
304.  Gerbil Husbandry (PDF)
305.  Guinea Pig Husbandry (PDF)
306.  Rabbit Husbandry (PDF)
307.  Chinchilla Husbandry (PDF)
308.  Care of Mice and Rats Housed in CSC K4/953 Isolation Cubicles (PDF)
309.  Care of Rodents in Pasteurized Micro-Isolators (Not Aseptic Isolation) (PDF)
310.  Care of Mice in Aseptic Isolation (Immune-Deficient) (PDF)
311.  Cat Husbandry (PDF)
312.  Dog Husbandry (PDF)
313.  Ferret Husbandry (PDF)
315.  Swine Husbandry (PDF)
318.  African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis) Husbandry (PDF)
320.  Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Husbandry (PDF)
321.  Blue Crab (Cancer borealis) Husbandry (PDF)
322.  Macaque Husbandry (PDF)
324.  Social Housing of Non-Human Primates (NHP) (PDF)
325.  Non-Human Primate (NHP) Enrichment (PDF)
327.  Transporting Non-Human Primates (NHP) (PDF)
331.  Receiving Incoming Animal Shipments (PDF)
334.  Care of Rodents in Innovive Disposable Caging System (Not Aseptic Isolation)
        (PDF)
335.  Sheep Husbandry (PDF)
336.  Duck Husbandry (PDF)

337.  Turkey Husbandry (PDF)

Equipment Policies & Procedures

400.  Miscellaneous Routine for All Washrooms (PDF)
401.  Preparation of Micro-Isolator Equipment (Pasteurized and Aseptic Isolation)
        (PDF)

402.  Operation of Animal Transport Vehicles (PDF)

404.  PAPR (Powered Air Purfier Respirator) (PDF)

405.  Vivarium Pest Control Policy (PDF)

405a. 601 Science Drive Insect and Pest Control Program (PDF)

406a. Autoclave Usage in Microbial Sciences Vivarium (PDF)

407a. Rack Washer and Bottle Washer – Microbial Sciences Building Vivarium (PDF)

408.  Garbel dump station - Microbial Sciences Building Vivarium (PDF)

Occupational Health and Safety Policies & Procedures

500.  Occupational Safety and Health of Personnel Working with Laboratory Animals
       (PDF) - Revised June 15, 2009
501.  Tuberculosis (TB) Testing (PDF)
502.  Training LAR Non-Human Primate (NHP) Handlers (PDF)
503.  Emergency Shower and Eye Wash Testing and Maintenance (PDF)

504. Herpes B Exposure Procedures (PDF) - New (Formerly SOP 205)

506.  Respiratory Protection (PDF)
508.  Minimum Standards for working in Animal Biosafety level 2 (ABSL-2) housing and
        procedure rooms (PDF)

510a. Hazard Exposure – Microbial Sciences Building (MSB) Vivarium (PDF)

511.  Biological Safety Cabinet Maintenance – Microbial Sciences Vivarium (PDF)

512a. Emergency Response - Microbial Sciences Building Vivarium (PDF)