Resources

Other IACUC Resources

Listed below are various educational materials and resources pertinent to animal care and use at the University of Tennessee. (Frequently Asked Questions)

• Training Materials
• How to Search for Alternatives -- Literature Searching and Databases -- (AWIC/USDA/NAL)
• Responsible Literature Searching (University of Pittsburgh)
• IACUC Bylaws (Currently under review)
• How Many Animals Do I Need?

Careful How You Hold Me: An Insight into Caring for Laboratory Animals -- A CD-ROM training program for new investigators and technical staff commencing work with animals in bio-medical research. This item is available at the Ag Vet Med Library stacks.  The call number is SF406 .C37 1999.

• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
• Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, International
• Animal Welfare Act
  • Animal Welfare Act as Amended (7 USC, 2131 et. seq.)
• Animal Welfare Information Center
  • Alternatives and the Animal Welfare Act: Conducting Literature
  • Searches Brochure
• Animal Welfare Regulations
  • Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
  • USDA - APHIS Animal Care
  • UADA - APHIS Animal Care Policy Manual
• AVMA Panel on Euthanasia
• Center for Animal Alternatives - University of California, Davis
• Foundation for Biomedical Research
• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals used in Agricultural Research and Teaching (See Betsy Bailey)
• Health Research Extension Act of 1985
• Institute for Laboratory Animal Research
  • Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals (on-line)
• IACUC.org (Click on 'Alternatives' for a listing of links)
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook - ARENA/OLAW (Fast ftp access)
• Merck Veterinary Manual
• National Association for Biomedical Research
• NETVET

Office of Laboratory Animal Care (OLAC) Resources

• University of Tennessee OLAC
• Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, US (OLAW)
  • Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook (Addendum)
  • Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook (Fast ftp access)
  • Useful Links

Office of Research

• Office of Research, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• USDA - APHIS Animal Care
  • UADA - APHIS Animal Care Policy Manual
• U.S. Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research, and Training