Animal Use and Care Training

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Why Care About Animal Use and Care?

• Its what we do.
• It has legal ramifications the use of vertebrate
  animals in research, teaching, and outreach is
  subject to state federal laws guidelines.
• Its of ethical importance.

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IACUC
Institutional Animal Use and Care Committee
http//www.iacuc.msu.edu/

• Reviews all animal use forms (AUFs)
• Develops policies and guidelines for ethical
  treatment of animals in T, R, and O
• Inspects animal research labs
• Coordinates with federal inspectors
• Helps MSU vertebrate animal researchers

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What do you need to do if youll be working with
vertebrate animals?

• Complete On-Line Training and Questionnaires
  http//www.iacuc.msu.edu/training/training_index.h
  tm
• General IACUC training
• Species Specific training
• Office of Radiation, Chemical, Biological Safety
  http//www.orcbs.msu.edu/
• Other (surgery, etc)
• Medical evaluation by university physician OHSP
  http//www.iacuc.msu.edu/ohs/ohs_index.htm
• Submit (and revise) appropriate AUF

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How many AUFs are there?

• http//www.iacuc.msu.edu/forms/forms_index.htm
• Standard AUF
• Amendment to existing AUF
• Exemption
• Outreach

YOUR AUF MUST BE COMPLETED AND APPROVED BEFORE
YOU BEGIN WORKING ON A PROJECT! (contracts and
grants)
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AUF Highlights
IACUC meets 1st Thursday of each month
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AUF Highlights USDA Categories
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AUF Highlights Numbers of Animals
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AUF Highlights Permits and Precautions
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AUF Exemptions

• Check with your advisor and IACUC
• Projects with current IACUC approval at another
  institution
• Projects where wild vertebrates are observed
  undisturbed in natural habitat
• Projects involving retrieval of data from paper
  or electronic records
• Projects using tissues leftover from IACUC
  approved projects
• Diagnosis and treatment of a client owned animal
  with procedures performed for the benefit of that
  animal.

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Amendments

• Any changes in animal number or personnel, or
  procedural modifications require an amendment
  prior to initiating the changes
• Modifications include change of drugs, change in
  euthanasia method, change in currently approved
  methods, change in species
• The amendment is reviewed and approved in the
  same manner as an AUF

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Outreach Activities
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Remaining Tidbits

• Help is available
• Attending Veterinarian Dr. Christine Parks
  (3-5064)
• IACUC personnel and committee members
• SOPs may be available for reference
• Euthanasia and anesthesia guidelines are
  available for many taxa on IACUC website
• If individuals or groups attempt to FOIA you,
  please contact IACUC. They will coordinate.
• You, or others, can report concerns re animal
  treatment. Policy on the Procedure for Reporting
  Concerns in Animal Care and Treatment

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Guiding Principles

• Avoid unintended or unnecessary duplication of
  research using live vertebrate animals
• Assure that necessary animal use is done in the
  most humane way possible