Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

使命宣言

The primary purpose of the 科罗拉多大学's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is to ensure the 人道的 and sensitive care and use of re搜索 and teaching animals. 根据联邦法律的规定, 科罗拉多大学's IACUC is responsible for reviewing all protocols involving live vertebrate animals, 确保遵守联邦法规, 检查动物设施和实验室, 监督培训和教育项目. 根据联邦法律, the IACUC consists of several faculty and 工作人员 from the campus, 包括至少一名研究科学家, 一个首位, 一名兽医, as well as a representative from the local community who is not affiliated with the College.

科罗拉多大学's IACUC is committed to ensuring that the approval of all animal re搜索 takes into consideration the possible 更换 在动物中， 细化 of studies to alleviate or minimize potential pain and maximize the comfort and welfare of the animals, 和可能的 减少 in the number of animals necessary to obtain valid scientific data.*

IACUC为调查人员提供资源, 工作人员, and administrators using live vertebrate animals in re搜索 and teaching. It ensures that animal use is conducted in accordance with the highest scientific, 人道的, and ethical principles and is in compliance with regulations. The IACUC also ensures that housing conditions and care are species-appropriate and occur in an environment that is safe and secure for both animals and 工作人员. 任何研究项目, 课堂活动, or testing procedure involving the use of animals must be reviewed and approved by the IACUC before initiation.

The IACUC is governed by applicable federal and state regulations, 包括动物福利法(AWA), 公共卫生服务, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and is guided by the U.S. Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, 研究与培训.

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动物活动监督委员会

科罗拉多大学 Institutional Animal Care and Use 动物活动监督委员会

政策/程序:

The IACUC expects that for all animal activities at 科罗拉多大学, 动物福利是一个主要的焦点. In addition, the impact to human health must be considered when interacting with animals. However, not all animal activities are regulated in the same manner. Accordingly, this policy outlines IACUC's oversight of different animal activities. Any questions about whether an activity falls within IACUC oversight should be directed to the IACUC chair.

完整协议:

任何教学都需要完整的协议, testing or re搜索 involving live animals at 科罗拉多大学, including observation of wildlife that requires any capture or handling of vertebrate animals. Any changes to the approved animal activities must be addressed by submitting a protocol amendment for review and approval before the new activity occurs. Full protocols are subject to the requirement for training of participating personnel, 半量年度检查, 三年后进行重新评估, 在其他要求中.

缩写协议:

Not all animal activities require a full protocol. If the animal activity falls under one of the categories listed below, 只需要一个简短的协议. The individual responsible for the activity must submit the abbreviated protocol as the Principal Investigator (PI). The IACUC will review the abbreviated protocol to determine whether the activity falls into one of the categories listed below, or whether the activity must be submitted as a full protocol. The PI is responsible for notifying the IACUC if the animal activity changes in a substantive way. This type of protocol may require training of participating personnel, 取决于所执行的活动. Abbreviated protocols may be reviewed by the IACUC for reapproval every three years.

• 非检测研究, 非教学或非测试活动, 比如用作吉祥物的动物, 康乐(e).g., fish ponds or aquaria), or are college-owned service animals.
• Wildlife: Activities in which free‐living wild vertebrates are subjected to field study or wildlife management activities, 包括
  • 观察和/或记录(视频/声音)
  • 使用场发声
• Activities involving specimens that can be collected without handling or otherwise interfering with an animal or its environment such as scat, 废弃的羽毛, 毛发或皮毛.

免除活动:

Certain activities are currently considered exempt from an IACUC protocol:

• 没有活体动物:研究, teaching or testing activities involving carcasses, 组织, 细胞或液体. Note that live animals may not be manipulated expressly for the purpose of obtaining the material. Material can be obtained from an animal that is euthanized as part of another approved IACUC protocol, 来自另一个研究机构, 从商业来源, 包括科学供应商, 来自组织或血库, from supermarkets; or animals salvaged from veterinarians or other sources. Note: if the material is from an animal or animals that are part of an approved IACUC protocol at any institution, the PI on the approved protocol must have the disposition of the material approved on their protocol prior to releasing the material for any purpose.
• 非检测研究, 非教学或非测试活动 involving privately owned animals, where the activity is not an official 科罗拉多大学 activity, e.g., walking a dog across campus or bringing an approved personal service animal to campus.
• Activities involving retrieval or use of animal‐related data from record.
• 任何涉及无脊椎动物的活动.
• 灭虫者清除脊椎动物害虫.