ACC Forms, Policies & Guidelines
Animal Care and Use Policies & Guidelines
Administrative
Occupational Health/Hazards
Husbandry and Facilities
Agent Administration
Pain/distress and Specific Procedures
| Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Guidelines | Definitions of Pain, Distress and Alternative Techniques |
| Guidelines | Food and Fluid Regulation in Animals |
| Guidelines | Physical Restraint |
| Guidelines | Tail Snipping in Rodents |
| Guidelines | Toe Clipping in Rodents |
| Guidelines | Retro-Orbital Blood Collection in Rodents |
| Guidelines | Blood Collection in Laboratory Animals |
| Guidelines | Toe Clipping in Reptiles and Amphibians |
| Guidelines | Monoclonal Antibody/Ascites Tumor Production |
| Guidelines | Polyclonal Antibody Production |
Surgery
Humane Endpoints
Euthanasia
| Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Policy | Euthanasia |
| Guidelines | Euthanasia of Rodents with Carbon Dioxide |
| Guidelines | Anesthesia and Euthanasia of Altricial Rodent Fetuses and Neonates |
ACC Forms
| Forms | Download Current Version | When to Submit |
|---|---|---|
| Form A - Protocol For Animal Use | 5.0 | Required for all protocol submissions |
| Form B - Protocol For Animal Use | 5.1 | Required for all protocol submissions when any manipulations other than euthanasia and breeding are conducted |
| Form C Protocol For Animal Use | 3.3 | Required for all protocol submissions when purpose is training or teaching |
| Form D Protocol For Animal Use | 4.2 | Required for all post-approval modifications of protocols |
| Form G Protocol For Animal Use | 2.2 | Umbrella protocol required for: 1. For linking multiple ACC protocols associated with an individual grant (e.g. RO1 type with multiple protocols, Center grants, Program Project grants, etc.). 2. For tracking grants with subcontracts/consortia to other institutions involving use of live vertebrate animals in which UIC is the primary grantee. 3. For institutional training grants in which the use of live vertebrate animals is proposed (e.g., T32 type awards) but the description of specific projects is covered under other ACC protocols 4. For institutional travel/conference grants in which the use of live vertebrate animals is proposed (e.g. Fogerty type fellowships), UIC is the primary grantee, and work will be conducted at a Non UIC performance site. |
| Form H Addendum for VA Funded Research Conducted at UIC | 2.0 | Required for all VA-funded work conducted at UIC1 |
| Appendix 1 | 4.0 | Required for establishment of a breeding colony is proposed in: All initial submissions All modifications2 |
| Appendix 2 | 3.1 | Required for hazardous agent use in animals in: All initial submissions All modifications2 |
| Biologic Material Appendix | 1.1 | Required when biologic materials will be used in animals |
note
1 Approved JBVAMC Protocol and JBVAMC IACUC approval letter must be submitted with Form H. Forms A and B, and Appendices 1 and 2 are not required for this type of submission. Complete submissions are due no later than Wednesday preceding UIC ACC meeting.
2 Appendices 1, 2, or Biologic materials are not required for modifications if they were submitted with the same species/strain of animals for breeding or the same hazardous agent or biologic material used in the same manner with the original protocol or a formerly approved modification.