10.4 Research Integrity/Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

10.4.1a The Florida Atlantic Animal Care and Use Program: Organizational Structure (UPDATED DECEMBER 2024)

10.4.1b Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee: Role and Function (UPDATED NOVEMBER 2023)

10.4.1c Protocol and Amendment Review (UPDATED OCTOBER 2024)

10.4.2 Exempt Animal Studies (UPDATED AUGUST 2024)

10.4.3 Animal Procurement and Acclimation (UPDATED JANUARY 2024)

10.4.4 Satellite Animal Housing Facilities (UPDATED AUGUST 2023)

10.4.5 Recordkeeping Requirements for Research Personnel (UPDATED DECEMBER 2024)

10.4.6 Anesthesia, Surgeries and Analgesia (UPDATED MARCH 2026)

10.4.7 Sanitization of Housing and Experimental Equipment by Research Laboratories and Comparative Medicine (UPDATED AUGUST 2023)

10.4.8 Identification of Rodents (UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2025)

10.4.9 Animal Research Involving Hazardous Materials (UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2024)

10.4.10 Animal Transport (UPDATED APRIL 2025)

10.4.11 Euthanasia Methods (UPDATED AUGUST 2023)

10.4.12 Diet and Fluid Modification in Rodents (UPDATED MAY 2023)

10.4.13 Recognition and Alleviation of Pain and Distress in Research Animals (UPDATED NOVEMBER 2023)

10.4.14 Physical Restraint of Captive Animals (UPDATED DECEMBER 2025)

10.4.15 Number Tracking and Disposition of Animals including Transfer, Reuse, Death and Reporting of Adverse Events (UPDATED JUNE 2023)

10.4.16 Access Control and General Requirements for Working in Animal Facilities (UPDATED FEBRUARY 2025)

10.4.17 Social Housing and Environmental Enrichment (UPDATED AUGUST 2023)

10.4.18 Controlled Substances (UPDATED January 2025)

10.4.19 Expired and Suspended Protocols (UPDATED DECEMBER 2025)

10.4.20 Rodent Breeding Colony Management (NEW)

10.4.21 Medical Surveillance Program for Animal Users (UPDATED AUGUST 2024)

10.4.22 Personnel Training in the Care and Use of Animals (UPDATED APRIL 2026)

10.4.23 Tumor Burden in Rodents (UPDATED DECEMBER 2024)

10.4.24 Use of Fish (UPDATED AUGUST 2023)

10.4.25 Use of Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Substances in Laboratory Animals (UPDATED OCTOBER 2025)

10.4.26 Wildlife Research Policy (UPDATED JUNE 2023)

10.4.27 Photography and Videography in Research Animals (UPDATED MAY 2023)

10.4.28 Post Approval Monitoring (PAM) Program (NEW)

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