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Professional Guidelines

Professional standards are the formalization of generally accepted best practices in a given field.  Standards may be issued by scientific organizations, professional societies, or regulatory agencies.  The Â鶹ԭ´´F IACUC relies on these standards, in addition to their own professional training and experience, when evaluating protocol applications from instructors and researchers. The following professional standards the ones typically applicable to Â鶹ԭ´´F projects:

Field Research Guidelines

(2016) as Approved by the American Society of Mammalogists (pdf file)

(3rd edition, 2010) by the Ornithological Council

(2014) by the American Fisheries Society (pdf file)

(2004) by the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (pdf file)

Euthanasia Guidelines

. These guidelines were issued by the American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) Panel on Euthanasia. Â鶹ԭ´´F researchers are expected to comply with the current AVMA guidelines or to justify the use of alternative practices in their IACUC protocol.

Guidelines for Euthanasia of Nondomestic Animals. These guidelines were published in 2006 by the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV). A hard copy is available in the Office of Research Integrity (212 West Ridge Research Building) or may be purchased for $75 on the .

Care & Use Guidelines

. Eight Edition. 2010. National Research Council. National Academies Press, Washington D.C.

(Ag Guide), Fourth Edition. 2020. (pdf file)

. 2003. National Research Council. National Academies Press, Washington D.C. (ISBN 0-309-08903-4).  A hard copy is available in the Office of Research Integrity (212 West Ridge Research Building).

. U.S. Interagency Research Animal Committee.

K-12 Educational Guidelines

(position statement). Issued by the National Science Teachers Association in June 2005 (revised March 2008).

Federal Regulations & Guidelines

United States

. 1986. Revised 2015. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington D.C. (Available from: , National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD).

(OLAW). This is the federal agency responsible for oversight of animal research and compliance with Public Health Service policy on the care and use of laboratory animals. The Â鶹ԭ´´F federal wide assurance, which serves as our IACUC procedures, is filed with OLAW.

. Animal Care provides leadership in establishing acceptable standards of humane animal care and treatment and to monitor and achieve compliance with the Animal Welfare Act through inspections, education, and cooperative efforts.

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(Notice # NOT-OD-05-034, Issued 2/24/05, updated 2010 and 2013). Provides guidance on the types of incidents and activities involving research animals which MUST be reported to OLAW. 

Canada

(These are useful references, but please remember that U.S. guidelines and regulations may be slightly different and must take precedence for all work conducted in the U.S.)

(CCAC) Publications

Field Research in northern communities

The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. has recently launched a web site of resources on conducting research in the Arctic. . These resources, recommendations, and best practices come from a variety of sources and cover a wide variety of topics, and aim to help researchers build good communication and cooperation with northern communities.

Other Useful Links

- This is a searchable web database that provides easy access to a wide range of data on both freshwater and pelagic fishes.

- This is a USDA website that provides information on the animal welfare act and regulations, humane endpoints and euthanasia, alternatives to animal use, as well as pain and distress.  The AWIC site also links to a variety of searchable databases that are useful when conducting your 3R's literature searches.

- This website presented by the Ornithological Council provides links to a wide range of bird related journals, resources, websites, organizations and listservs that may be of interest to researchers and students.

(PDF). Issued by Elsevier and incorporated by reference into the Animal Behaviour Guide for Authors. Animal Behaviour, 2006, 71(1), 245-253.

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Transportation Standards

The Animal Welfare Act and associated regulations set basic requirements and standards for the transport of animals. These documents are available via the USDA's .

The published by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) contain the industry standards for live animal caging and care. These regulations meet or exceed the standards set by the animal welfare act and have been adopted by most commercial air carriers.

Please also visit the Permits and Licensing page for more information on shipping live animals and biological samples.