The ARC has recently approved a new Policy on Breeding Colony Management; the updated Policy is available at the Breeding Colony Management web page. This Policy provides important information about minimum space requirements, harem breeding, and extended weaning periods, and supersedes the long-standing ARC Policy on Extended Weaning Periods. Please contact the Office of Animal Research Oversight at 310-206-6308 or … Read More
ARC POLICY UPDATE: Tissue Collection for DNA Extraction for Genotyping in Rodents
The ARC Policy on Tissue Collection for DNA Extraction for Genotyping in Rodents (formerly Tissue Collection for DNA Extraction for Genotyping in Mice) has recently been revised; the updated Policy is available at the Tissue Collection for DNA Extraction for Genotyping in Rodents web page. The main change pertains to use of anesthesia for ear punching/snipping. As noted in the … Read More
Office of Animal Research Oversight (OARO) 2013-2014 Winter Holiday Closure
The Office of Animal Research Oversight (OARO) will observe UCLA’s 2013-2014 Winter Holiday Closure. OARO will be closed beginning Saturday, December 21, 2013 and will reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2014. During this time, OARO will not process applications for review or approval and will be unavailable via phone and email. Similarly, the Chancellor’s Animal Research Committee (ARC) will not … Read More
AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals – Confirmation of Death
The updated AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2013 Edition emphasizes the need to confirm death following non-physical methods of euthanasia (i.e., CO2, anesthetic overdose). If critical organs (i.e., brain, heart or lungs) are harvested immediately after euthanasia, this is considered acceptable in lieu of a confirmatory method. Confirmatory methods for commonly used species include the following: Mice cervical … Read More
2014 IBC Meeting Calendar
Please find attached the IBC Meeting Calendar for 2014. Meetings will be held on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month. Please note that all applications must go through a Pre-Committee Review. Responses to the Pre-Review comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the submission deadline in order for the application to be reviewed at the listed meeting. … Read More
ARC Policy Update: Tumor Development in Rodents
The ARC Policy on Tumor Development in Rodents has recently been revised; the updated Policy is available on the Tumor Development in Rodents web page. An important change to the policy pertains to the use of tumor size limits. Previously, the ARC required euthanasia if tumor burden exceeded 1.5 cm in mice or 2.5 cm in rats, with exceptions to these … Read More
AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has released the “AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2013 Edition” as an update to the 2007 Guidelines on Euthanasia. This is the 8th edition (1963, 1972, 1978, 1986, 1993, 2000, 2007 and 2013) that the AVMA has published, and builds upon previous editions. An Executive Summary details substantive changes to the Guidelines. … Read More
Welcome to the OIBC Listserv
On behalf of the Office of Research Administration (ORA) – Office of the Institutional Biosafety Committee (OIBC), we would like to welcome you to the OIBC Investigators listserv. As you may or may not already know, administrative support for the IBC has moved from the Office of Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) to ORA. Going forward, you will still interact … Read More
Laboratory Disaster Plan for Animal Users
On December 31, 2012, the US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a final rule that requires all dealers, exhibitors, intermediate handlers, carriers, research facilities, and other entities regulated by the Agency under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), to take additional steps to better prepare for potential disaster situations. Registered entities are required to develop … Read More
UPDATE: Resources for Animal Research
The Resources for Animal Research page has been updated to include a section on Guidelines for Wildlife Research. Visit our Resources for Animal Research web page for links to the following Guidelines: Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research Guidelines of the American Society of Mammalogists for the Use of Wild Mammals in Research Guidelines for the Use … Read More