Animal Research ~ IACUC Bulletins

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) serves to assure the humane care and use of animals utilized for instructional, demonstration, or research purposes at The University of Mississippi. This committee, appointed by the Chancellor, is responsible for institutional compliance with the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals mandated by the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, the Animal Welfare Act of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and all other applicable laws and regulations.

IACUC Bulletins are distributed periodically to aid Principal Investigators in filling out new protocol applications and significant change amendments, addressing facility inspection concerns, informing about revisions to policy, procedure and forms, and notifying about the development of new policy, procedure and forms.

IACUC Bulletin #1:

• Pain and Distress Categories ~ Appendix VI of the Protocol Application

IACUC Bulletin #2:

• Occupational Health and Safety ~ Revised Health Forms and Procedures for Completion

IACUC Bulletin #3:

• Just in Time Submissions

IACUC Bulletin #4:

• Policy Regarding the Use of Novel Compounds

IACUC Bulletin #5:

• Guidance on Developing Standard Operating Procedures

IACUC Bulletin #6:

• Guidance on Requests for Intra-University Transfer of Live Animals and Use of Request for Intra-University Transfer of Live Animals Form

IACUC Bulletin #7:

• Guidance on Unanticipated Animal Injury or Illness

IACUC Bulletin #8:

• Vivarium Animal Health Monitoring Program

IACUC Bulletin #9:

• Guidance on New Pain and Distress Categories

IACUC Bulletin #10:

• Mandatory Training Components for Research Animal Surgery

IACUC Bulletin #11:

• UM Laboratory Animal Resources - Policy and Procedures on Use of the UM Holding Protocol