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UCOP and UCSD Policies
University of California Policy on Use of Animals
UCSD PHS Assurance
University of California Contracts and Grants Manual Chapter 18
UCSD PPM 100.6 Policy on the Use of Animals in Research and Teaching
Safe Use of Anesthetic Gases in the Research Environment
Vivarium & Research Animal Safety
Occupational Health Program for Individuals with Research Animal Exposure
Policy on Minors in the Laboratory and Vivarium
UCSD PPM 270-5 Campus Dog Regulations
Animal Records Retention
Policy 12 Search for Alternatives


IACUC Policies & Guidelines - General Topics
1.03Reporting Animal Concerns
2.03Training Personnel Involved in Animal Research
11.04 Noncompliance
46.01 Post-Approval Protocol Audits
21.04Inter-Institutional Research
22.03Eligibility for Principal and Secondary Investigator
23.02Use of Rodents in Research
26.01Minimizing Pain and Distress in Animals
31.01 Non-pharmaceutical Grade Medications
32.01 Expired Medical Materials
XXXXList of AAALAC-accredited custom antibody vendors


IACUC Policies & Guidelines - Animal Procedures
3.02Adjuvants and Polyclonal Antibody Production
18.01Monoclonal Antibody Production
4.01Arthritis Studies
5.03Blood Collection
6.03Breeding Colonies
16.01Mouse Breeding
7.02Animal Surgery
8.03Post-Anesthetic Monitoring
9.02Experimental Neoplasia in Rodents
10.03Use of Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs
12.01 Housing and Environmental Enrichment
13.02Euthanasia
27.01Restraint
14.02“Death as an Endpoint” Studies
17.01Use of Biologicals in Rodents (Biosecurity)
XXXXAnesthetic and Analgesic Dosages for Rodents and Rabbits
XXXXRodent Anesthesia Equipment


IACUC Policies & Guidelines - Facilities
25.03Opening a New/Renovated/Reactivated Animal Facility
20.01Investigator Maintained Animal Facilities
28.04 Satellite Animal Facilities
XXXXSatellite Facility Level 1 SOPs
XXXXSatellite Facility Level 2 SOPs


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