On-Demand Resources from Fall 2023 ULAM Faculty Vet Check-In Meetings Now Available

To help keep the research community apprised of important updates and changes impacting animal care and use at the University of Michigan, ULAM Faculty Veterinarians hosted veterinary check-in meetings in November 2023.

If you were unable to attend a meeting and would like to learn more about what was discussed, meeting resources are now available to review and download.

Discussion topics included:

• Expectations for medical records for procedures and non-survival surgeries
• Minimum anesthesia monitoring expectations for rats and mice
• Reminders about proper use of drop jars for isoflurane euthanasia
• Drug expiration/EthiqaXR updates
• Reminders on expiration dates and expectations for special diets
• Light timer updates from husbandry

Meeting slides, which include embedded hyperlinks for quick access to additional content, are available via U-M Dropbox (or paste animalcare.umich.edu/fall2023-ufc-resources into your web browser) using valid Level-1 U-M login credentials.

Meeting Overview

A 32-minute recording of one meeting is also available here . The recording will be available for viewing through January 16, 2024.

Questions?

Please reach out to your facility’s ULAM Faculty Veterinarian with additional questions or concerns about any of the topics above. A discussion with your veterinarian can also help optimize many different aspects of your research, including:

• Facility and/or project-specific questions
• Anesthesia protocols
• Proper analgesia
• Proper use of antibiotics or other adjunctive drugs
• Surgical techniques

If you don’t know your faculty veterinarian, send an email to [email protected] and your question will be routed appropriately.

 Links marked with a lock icon can only be accessed using valid U-M login credentials.