Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee, Yale University

Policies:
	Policy & Guidelines for Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
	Acclimation Policy - Acclimation Periods for Yale University Research Animals
	Aseptic Amphibian Survival Surgery
	Policy on the Use of Analgesics in Laboratory Animals
	Policies & Guidelines for Aseptic Rodent Survival Surgery
	Anesthetic Vaporizer Policy - PDF
	Policy for the Use of Avertin as an Anesthetic
	Captive Origin Policy
	Policy and Guidelines for Managing Chronic Cephalic Implants in Non-Human Primates
	Policy for CO2 Euthanasia of Rodents in Research Laboratories
	Employee Health Policy for Possible Health Issues Associated with Classroom Demonstrations Involving the Use of Live Vertebrate Animals - PDF
	Nonhuman Primate Environmental Enrichment Program - PDF
	Exercise and Environmental Enrichment for dogs
	Hamster Housing and Cage Density Policy - PDF
	Mouse Housing and Cage Density Policy - PDF
	Rat Housing and Cage Density Policy - PDF
	Housing of Animals Used in Teaching, Research and Training
	Policy on Humane Euthanasia of Laboratory Animals
	Policy on Purchase, Receipt, Transfer or Sale of Non-Human Primates
	Policy for Importing, Exporting, Relocating and Transporting Animals
	Policy and Guidelines for Transportation of Anesthetized Non-Human Primates (NHPs)
	Physical Restraint Policy
	Policy for Production of Monoclonal Antibodies Using the Mouse Ascites Method
	Policy for Regulated Food and/or Fluid in Rodents
	Policy & Guidelines for Research Projects that Include Death as an Endpoint
	Policy for Significant Changes to Approved Research Protocols
	Survival Surgery Standards for Non-rodent Mammals
	Policy and Procedures for Mouse Tail Clipping for DNA Analysis
	Policy On The Use Of Live Vertebrate Animals In Research, Teaching And/Or Testing
	Policy & Guidelines for Research Projects that include Multiple Survival Surgery
	Necropsy Policy
	Toe Clipping Policy & Guidelines - PDF
	Whistle Blowing Policy
	Veterinary Recommendations for Surgical Classification of Headpost Implantation
	Health Monitoring of Nonhuman Primates

Guidelines:
	Approved Euthanasia Methods - PDF
	Requirements for Post-Operative Analgesia in Rodents
	Guidelines for Mouse Cage Density by Body Weight - PDF
	Guidelines for Nonsurvival Surgery on Non-rodent Mammals
	Guidelines for Postoperative Care of Rodents
	Guidelines for Production of Monoclonal Antibodies Using the Mouse Ascites Method
	Guidelines for Standardized Care for Experimental Allergic (Autoimmune) Encephalomyelitis (EAE) in Rodents
	Guidelines for Retro-orbital Bleeding in Laboratory Rats and Mice
	Guidelines for Fluid Restriction in Conjunction with Behavioral Studies of Nonhuman Primates - PDF
Best Practices :
	Rodent Identification Methods - PDF
	Clinical Disease Scoring System - PDF
	Clinical Signs Indicating Category E Classification in Rodents - PDF
	Veterinary Recommendations for the Use of Non-Conventional Injectable Anesthetics in Rodents - PDF
	Performance-Based Standard for Frog Oocyte Harvest - PDF