Animal Care and Use Procedures Drexel University's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) has established the following procedures based on federal regulations, AAALAC position statements, and industry standards. Animal researchers at Drexel University are expected to adhere to the procedures the IACUC has put in place. Deviations from these procedures, unless scientifically justified and approved by the IACUC, will result in non-compliance with the assurance statement in your IACUC protocol. General Procedures ACU-003 IACUC Policy for Animal Number Requests [PDF] ACU-006 Assigning Pain Distress Categories_2024 [PDF] Animal Facility Requirements for Non-Employees [DOC] IACUC DMR process [DOC] IACUC Field Study Policy [DOC] IACUC Member Training and Continuing Education Procedures [DOC] IACUC Policies and Procedures Manual [PDF] IACUC Policy Investigating AWCs and NC Activities [DOC] IACUC VVC Policy [DOC] Procedural and Animal Husbandry Procedures ACU-201 Food and Water Restriction in Research Rodents Procedures [PDF] ACU-202 IACUC Rodent Breeding Policy [PDF] ACU-205 Sterilizing Surgical Material Procedures_2024 [PDF] ACU-206 Animal Blood Collection Sites [PDF] ACU-207 Animal Blood Volume Sampling Procedures [PDF] ACU-209 Animal Euthanasia Procedures [PDF] ACU-210 Genotyping Tissue Collection Procedures_2024 [PDF] ACU-211 Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Agents or Mixtures of Pharmaceuticals (Cocktails) Use Procedures [PDF] ACU-212 Non-Rodent Mammal Surgical and Post-Operative Care Procedures [PDF] ACU-214 Expired Drugs and Medical Materials Procedures [PDF] ACU-215 Physical Restraint Procedures [PDF] ACU-216 IACUC Policy on the Use of Image or Sound Recordings in Animal Facilities, Research or Teaching Laboratories [PDF] ACU-217 Sanitizing Equipment for Use with Research Animals Procedures [PDF] ACU-218 Tumor-Bearing Animal Procedures [PDF] IACUC Policy for Animal Enrichment [DOC] IACUC Policy for Animal Transport [DOC] IACUC Rodent Weaning Calendar [PDF] IACUC Dosing Volume Policy [DOC] IACUC Policy for Surgery and Care - Rodents [DOC] Veterinary Formulary of Drugs Used for Laboratory Animal Anesthesia and Analgesia [PDF] Forms and Templates ACU-401 FORM - Change of Principal Investigator [PDF] ACU-402 FORM - Close-Out Request [PDF] Breeding Card Template [DOC] Non-Rodent Mammal Surgery Record Log [PDF] Rodent Surgery Record Log [PDF]