Husbandry Protocols

Administrative

• Census Protocol
• Census Workshop
• Dog/Cat Record Keeping
• Primate Census
• Request for Animal Identification Number
• Requisitions
• Time Keeping Policy

Animal Health

• Administration of Trimethoprim Sulfa in Mice
• Assessment and Eradication of P. pneumotropica
• Fecals on New Arrival Rabbits
• Guidelines for Aseptic Surgical Technique for Rodent Survival Surgery
• Conditioning for Ferrets
• Sheep Flock Maintenance
• Procedure for Rodents Sent into Washroom Area
• Conditioning of Rabbits
• Conditioning of Pigs
• Quarantine, Conditioning and Long Term Maintenance of Cats
• Unconditioned and Conditioned Dogs and Long Term Maintenance of Dogs
• Pinworm Treatments

Environmental Enrichment

• Environmental Enhancement Program for NHP
• Exercise and Environmental Enrichment for Cats
• Exercise and Environmental Enrichment for Dogs
• LCI Foraging Devices "How To"
• Nestlets Memo

Equipment

• LSOG-B Equipment Decontamination
• Mop Bucket Protocol
• Preparation of Water Bottles

Facilities

• LEPH Airflow Reversals
• LEPH 8 Airflow Reversals
• LEPH 9 Airflow Reversals
• LSOG-B Facility Operation
• LSOG 5
• Power Failure: Animal Facility Guidelines/Procedures
• SHM4
• YCCC SPF Barrier

Husbandry

• Automatic Water Systems and Mice
• Cats
• Changing a Full Service Room
• Crayfish
• Euthanasia of Rodents
• Ferrets
• Guinea Pig Housing and Cage Density Policy
• Hamster Housing and Cage Density Policy
• Housing and Care of Sentinel Animals
• How to Check an Animal Room
• LCIB100 - Emergency Entry Procedure for Rabbits
• LCIB101 - Sheep
• LCIB110 - Baboons
• LCIB110A
• Leopard Frogs
• LEPH 9 Monkeys
• LSOG B11 Dogs
• LSOG B24 Dogs
• LSOGB Frogs
• LSOG B22 Pigs
• Mouse Housing and Cage Density Policy
• Primate Nursery
• Rodent Quarantine Area
• Rabbit Feeding and Enrichment Protocol
• Rabbits
• Rat Housing and Cage Density Policy
• Rodent Weaning Guidelines
• Salamanders
• SHM BG28 - BL2, BL2+
• Unidentified Animal
• Zebra Fish

Quality Assurance

• General Instructions for Submitting QA Samples to Virology, Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics Labs
• QA Submissions
• Quality Assurance Monitoring
• Rodent Quality Assurance Monitoring Program
• Rodent Quality Assurance Monitoring Program: Protocol for Handling Sentinel Animals

Regulatory

• Acceptable Transport Cages and Guidelines for NHP Transport
• Transport of Animals on Campus
• Identification of Procedures: Rabbits
• Record Keeping Requirements: Dogs
• Movement of Dogs and Postoperative Records
• Policy on Housing of Animals Used in Teaching, Research and Training
• Record Keeping Requirements: Variation of Standardized Care
• Reporting Concerns About the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals Housed at Yale University
• Alternatives to Painful Procedures (Written Narratives)

Safety

• Animal Associated Worker Injury Protocol
• Biological Spills
• BL1 Procedures
• BL2 Procedures
• Fire Evacuation Procedures
• Hazardous Chemical Procedures
• Medical Surveillance
• Policy Regarding the Safe Use of Radioactive Material by Pregnant Personnel
• Pregnancy Precautions
• Proper Use of Class II Biological Safety Cabinets
• Radiological Procedures
• Respiratory Protection Program
• Safety Guidelines
• Spill In a Bio-safety Cabinet
• Procedure to Follow for Injuries Associated with the Care and Use of NHP's