Table of Contents

Animal Husbandry

1. Receiving and Quarantine
   • 1.A.1  Animal Receiving
   • 1.A.2  Quarantine of Sheep/Goats
   • 1.A.3  Quarantine of Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Chinchillas
   • 1.A.4  Quarantine of Pigs
   • 1.A.5  Quarantine of Rabbits
   • 1.A.6  Quarantine of Dogs
   • 1.A.7  Quarantine Procedures for Chickens
   • 1.A.9  Acquisition of Rodents from Non-Approved Sources
   • 1.A.10  Animal Purchasing
   • 1.A.11  Quarantine and Husbandry of Ferrents
   • 1.A.12  Quarantine of Parakeets and Finches
2. Housing and Care
   • 1.B.8  SPF Swine Procedures
   • 1.B.10  Unassigned Animals
3. Cleaning
   • 1.C.7  Sanitation of Research Laboratory Equipment used with Animals
4. Transportation
   • 1.D.1  Transportation of Laboratory Animals
   • 1.D.2  Transportation
   • 1.D.4  The transfer of rodents to and from UB (CMLAF) and RPCI (DLAR) for imaging purposes
5. SPF Facility
   • 1.E.1  Entry and Dress Requirements for SPF Rodent Facility
   • 1.E.2  Cage changing/Manipulation Procedure (SPF)
   • 1.E.3  The Removal of Dead Animals From the SPF Unit
   • 1.E.4  Husbandry of Mice Housed in Static Microisolators in the SPF Barrier Facility
   • 4.B.23  Routine Hood Cleaning Procedures

Veterinary Care

1. Surgery/Anesthesia/ Procedures
   • 2.A.3 Rodent Surgery
   • 2.A.4 Rabbit Immunization and Blood Collection
   • 2.A.5 MICROPET Injection Procedure
   • 2.A.6 Guidelines for Oocyte Harvest in Xenopus Frogs
   • 2.A.8 Delivery of Inhalent Anesthetics Using a Bell Jar
   • 2.A.9 Tail Biopsy
   • 2.A.11 Animal Assessment and Monitoring
   • 2.A.12 Procedures for Whole Body Perfusion Fixation of Mice
   • 2.A.13 Jugular Vein Canulation
2. Records
   • 2.C.1  Color Coded Plastic Tags
   • 2.C.2  Animal Removal Cards
   • 2.C.3  Completion of Post-Operative Record
   • 2.C.5  Controlled Drug Procurement
3. Health Monitoring
   • 2.D.1  Transfer of Animals to/from UB/RPCI
   • 2.D.3  Animal Health Monitoring Program
   • 2.D.4  Reporting Chinchilla Health Problems at Cary Hall
   • 2.D.6  Animal Health Monitoring Program for SPF
   • 2.D.9  Animal Health Monitoring for Rodents Acquired from Non-approved Sources

Occupational Health

1. Sheep
   • 3.B.1  Personnel Protection - Sheep/Goats
2. Dogs
   • 3.C.1  The Use of Ear Protection
3. Radiation
   • 3.D.1  CMLAF Radiographic Procedures
   • 4.A.7  Lunar Piximus Machine
4. Biosafety
   • 3.E.1  Animal Biosafety Suite, Room 305 Biomedical Education Building
   • 3.E.2  Procedures for Hazardous Waste Disposal
   • 3.E.3  Husbandry of Animals Exposed to Rotenone or MPTP
   • 3.E.4  Proper Use of Niosh Approved N95 Dust-Mist Respirator
   • 3.E.5  Neisseria gonorrhoeae Safety Precautions-GLP
   • 3.E.6  Safety Precautions for Using DMBA-GLP
   • 3.E.7  Use of Hazardous Agents in Animals-GLP
   • 3.E.8  Streptozotocin Injections and Husbandry of Injected Animals
   • 3.E.9  Safety Precautions for Using N-Nitro-N-Methylurea (NMU)
   • 3.E.10  Disposal of Glass
   • 3.E.11  Cisplaten / Carboplatin Injections & Husbandry of Injected Animals
5. Accidents
   • 3.F.1  Exposure to Blood and Other Body Fluids, Bites, Scratches and Needle Punctures

Equipment

1. Veterinary
   • 4.A.3  Autoclave Monitoring and Use
   • 4.A.4  Anesthetic Machine and Vaporizer Maintenance and Calibration
   • 4.A.7  Lunar Piximus Machine
   • 4.A.8  microPET: Positron Emission Tomography Imaging for Small Animals
   • 4.A.13  CO₂  Chamber Operation
   • 4.A.16  Gas Anesthetic Waste Scavenging
   • 4.A.17  Operation of Autoclave - Room 320
   • 4.A.21  SurgiVet V9004 Capnograph Operation
   • 4.A.22  Operation/Maintenance of Quantiflex Anesthesia Machine/SurgiVet SAV2500 Ventilator Unit
2. Facility
   • 4.B.23  Routine Hood Cleaning Procedures

Administrative Policies

• 5.A.1  Veterinary Emergencies
• 5.A.6  Reporting Physical Plant And Enviromental Conditions Abnormalities at the CM-LAF
• 5.A.9  Adoption of Animals
• 5.A.10  Card Access to LAF Facilities