Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee: Step 2

Step 2 - Required Reading

Read the Occupational Health and Safety Brochure (PDF) and relevant sections pertaining to your research below. Ensure students who engage in activities involving the care and use of vertebrate animals do the same.

Relevant Sections pertaining to your Research*

*The following links are to web materials found on the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee’s website

• Amphibians
• Birds
• Rabbits
• Mice
• Rats
• Reptiles
• Personnel using anesthetic in vertebrates are also required to read the Guidelines for the Use of Anesthetics, Analgesics and Tranquilizers in Laboratory Animals (from the University of Minnesota’s website).

Further Reading

• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Guidebook
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Addendum
• Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals