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Facilities Husbandry Safety SOP ULAM

Handle With Care: Reminders for Safe Animal Transport

Transporting animals on campus (either from room to room, building to building, or through a public area) requires heightened attention to detail to ensure that animal health and welfare is maintained at all times. This includes, but is NOT limited to, preventing injury or escape, reducing environmental stressors (e.g., ambient temperature extremes, odors, and excessive ...
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New ULAM Husbandry Per-Diem Rates Go Into Effect January 1, 2023

As the veterinary and animal care providers for all animal use protocols at the University of Michigan (U-M), the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) takes great pride in its service, partnership, and support of the U-M research community. View the list of revised per-diem rates that have been reviewed and approved by the University’s Financial ...
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Overhauled ULAM Phone System

The Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) has recently overhauled its customer service phone system. The call in experience will now more closely mimic similar customer service phone calls with audible feedback when you are being connected to a live staff member, on hold, or routed to voicemail. This new system will provide a more ...
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Guidelines IACUC ULAM

Updated Guidelines for Humane Rodent Euthanasia

The Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) has recently approved several important changes to the guidelines for humane rodent euthanasia. These changes are summarized below and available in the revised Guidelines for Rodent Euthanasia Procedures for Investigative Personnel document available on the Animal Care A-Z website. All personnel who perform rodent euthanasia, especially in ...
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eRAM ULAM

My Strain Collaboration Tool Re-Launches in eRAM

The Animal Care & Use Program is pleased to announce the re-launch of a unique collaboration tool, My Strain, in the eResearch Animal Management (eRAM) system. Originally piloted in 2018, My Strain aims to promote interdisciplinary research collaboration through the responsible sharing of information about transgenic mouse strains. Available only to U-M Principal Investigators (PIs) ...
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On-Demand Resources from Fall 2022 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 virtual Vet Check-In Meetings in September 2022.  If you were unable to attend a meeting and would like to learn more about what was discussed, meeting resources are now ...
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Connect with Your ULAM Faculty Veterinarian at Fall Check-In Meetings

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 will be hosting virtual Vet Check-In Meetings in September 2022. In addition to addressing facility-specific and user-submitted questions, veterinarians will also discuss several topics of interest, including: No RSVP is ...
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ASOR ULAM

Jean Nemzek Named ULAM Assistant Director for Research

The pursuit of comparative medicine and basic science research is fundamental to the academic mission of the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM), and to data-driven advancements in animal health and welfare programs. Likewise, the nurturing of faculty efforts to pursue scholarly projects and answer important research questions is essential to support comparative medicine research ...
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On-Demand Resources from Winter 2022 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 virtual Vet Check-In Meetings in January 2022.  If you were unable to attend a meeting and would like to learn more about what was discussed, meeting resources are now ...
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Facilities Husbandry ULAM

​​Important Updates on Availability of Irradiated Bedding

Labs currently using Pure-o’Cel bedding and PIs housing rodents in select buildings using Pure-o’Cel or autoclaved corn cob bedding are NOT impacted by this notice. About the Shortage Due to increasing national demand for irradiators in the human patient care industry, the U-M’s bedding distributor notified us in early December that we should consider substitutions ...
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Facilities Safety SOP ULAM

Safe Animal Transport: What to Know Before You Go

All methods of transport must, first and foremost, provide for animal health and welfare. This includes, but is not limited to, avoiding exposure to potential pathogens, preventing injury or escape, and reducing environmental stressors (e.g., temperature extremes, odors, and excessive noise). Before and during ANY animal transport, please remember to:  *Note that different processes and ...
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