Program Policies

Animal Use Policies
  • Acclimatization of Research Animals Prior to Use

  • Adoption of Animals Post-Research

  • Alcohol as Disinfectant (Surgery)

  • Animal Purchases (Class A or B)

  • Aseptic Technique

  • Bilateral Eye Use

  • Cage Density Requirements (Mice)

  • Clinical Conditions Warranting Intensive Care

  • Counting Animals

  • Electronic Device Use in the Animal Facility

  • Environmental Enrichment Standards (Primates)

  • Environmental Enrichment Standards (Other than Primates)

  • Euthanasia (Approved Methods for all Species)

  • Euthanasia (Mice Fetuses & Neonates)

  • Frog Oocyte Collection

  • Identification of Animals (group and individual)

  • Importing Animals or Tissues into Duke

  • Medical Record Keeping

  • Notification of Hazardous Work Using Animals

  • Non-Pharmaceutic Grade Substance

  • OESO and Employee Health Requirements for Animal Handlers

  • OESO Approval of Off Campus Animal Use Activities

  • Personal Electronic Use (ipod, etc.) in Animal Facilities

  • Protective Clothing Requirements for Animal Work

  • Q Fever (Managing the Risks of Working with Ungulates)

  • Sources of Dogs or Cats for Duke Related Research

  • Sterilization and Disinfection of Equipment

  • Surgical Disinfectants

  • Transfer of Post-Surgical Animals (Investigator to DLAR)

  • Transport of Animals Around Campus

  • Transport of Animals Through Patient Care Areas

  • Transport of Animals By DLAR

  • Tail & Toe Clipping in Mice (for TIssue Collection or Identificatiom)

  • Top Shelf Housing of Rodents

  • Tumor Burden in Rodent (Maximum)

  • Vaporizer Maintenance and Calibration

  • Water and Feed Provision


    • Controlled Substance Use in the Animal Care & Use Program:
  • Controlled Substance Procedures

  • Controlled Substance Schedules & 4 Digit Codes

  • Federal DEA Contact

  • Forms for License Application (State and Federal)

  • Forms for Laboratory Management of C. S. in the Duke Animal Care & Use Program


    • IACUC Process Policies (including Protocol Management):
  • Adverse Events or Welfare Concerns (Reporting and Investigation Procedures)

  • Alternative Searches

  • Amendments (Minor or Significant) to Approved Protocols

  • Categories of Distress & Pain

  • Collaborating with Other Institutions

  • Covered Species Definition

  • Extraordinary IACUC Procedures (Disaster Management)

  • Expectations of IACUC Members

  • Faculty Protocol Requirement for Work Performed Off Site (Collaborative)

  • Housing Animals in a PI Managed Housing Facility (non-DLAR)

  • Off-Site Research Involving Non-Duke Personnel

  • Principal Investigator Definition

  • Protection (or Release) of Protocol Related Information

  • Protocol Distribution
  • Protocol Processing (New Protocols, De Novo <3-year re-writes> Protocols, and Annual Progress Reports)
  • Required Signatures (OESO, EOHW, and Others)

  • Scientific Merit Reviews, Ethical Reviews, Humane Use Reviews

  • Semiannual Inspection Processes

  • Significant Amendment to Approved Protocols

  • Training Grant Concordance at Off Site Locations without a Duke Animal Protocol

  • Use of the DLAR Holding Protocol

  • Use of Telecommunications for Conducting IACUC Business

  • Working with Animals at Other Institutions (No Protocol Required)

  • Working with Animals at the Duke Lemur Center

  • Memorandum of Understanding between the Duke & VAMC Animal Programs


    • Program Management and Monitoring Process, Positions, & References:
  • Animal Program's Code of Ethics

  • Compliance Monitoring

  • Emergency Responsibilities and Action
  • Field Work Policy (OESO)
  • Fire Alarms Occuring During Animal Experimentation

  • Minors and/or Non-Employees Working with Animals

  • PHS Policy on CO2 and Secondary Euthanasia Techniques

  • PHS Published Guidance and Policies

  • US Government Principles

  • Veterinary Authority

  • Visitation, Animal Observations, or Photography of Duke-Owned Animals

  • Vivarium Access


    • Federal Policies / PositionStatements Also Applicable to the Duke Animal Care & Use Program:
  • USDA Policies

  • NIH / OLAW Position Statements

  • AAALAC Position Statements