Announcements

The following SOPs and Guidelines have been updated as of Friday, September 15. For your convenience, a small summary outlining key changes to each document is included below:

In addition to outlining species-specific transport instructions and ways to minimize environmental stressors to maintain animal health status, the recently updated procedures also include important...

Enviropak will become the standard nesting material in all mouse cages beginning in October 2017. This material has been used as the standard nesting material in multiple U-M facilities over the last...

Animal acquisitions that have not already been reported should be submitted in eRAM as soon as possible, and no later than 5:00 PM on Friday, September 15, 2017. These include any animals culled from...

Ensuring that laboratory equipment is in good working order is not only critical to the integrity of our research, but also to maintaining the highes

The Guidelines on the Preparation, Storage and Expiration of Injectable Medications were recently updated. This update was largely focused on simplifying previous guideline language to provide...

As part of this long-standing commitment to excellence and compassion in animal care and use, our Animal Care & Use Program has amassed a catalogue of in-house studies pertaining to best...

As members of the Animal Care & Use Program, we must all commit to maintaining a quality environment that is both safe and secure for our staff and the animals under our care. One of the...

The Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) will begin its next round of semi-annual facility inspections on Tuesday, August 8. Inspections will run through the end of September and...

During the recent AAALAC visit, site visitors noted several locations where isoflurane was used in an open drop-jar, either on the bench top or inside a biosafety cabinet. As a reminder, there is a...