Excused Projects
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In accordance with the Animal Welfare Act and Public Health Policy on the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, ALL research, instructional, training, and/or testing activities conducted under University auspices that use vertebrate animals or cephalopods MUST be reviewed and approved by the Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC).
IACUC review and approval is NOT required for projects in which animal use is limited to one or more of the following instances:
- Invertebrate animals other than cephalopods.
- Embryos (e.g., unhatched reptile and amphibian eggs, bird eggs prior to the start of hatching, larval fish less than 7 days post-fertilization).
- Whole-bodied, dead animals not regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), which include cold-blooded vertebrates, birds prior to the start of hatching, rats (Rattus only), and mice (Mus only).
- Animal tissues or parts collected from animals euthanized under an approved IACUC protocol.
- Established cell lines, as well as biological fluids and foods, available as standard inventory from a conventional commercial supplier.**
- Animals or animal parts acquired from, for example, grocery stores or USDA-registered slaughter facilities.
**Custom-produced antibodies (using ascites) purchased commercially may require that the vendor have an active PHS Assurance per grant agency (e.g., NIH) requirements.
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Questions?
If you have additional questions, or are unsure about whether or not your project requires IACUC review, please contact the Animal Care & Use Office at (734) 763-8028 or [email protected].