OTHER RESOURCES

The following websites may be useful when completing IACUC applications

• Animal Care Issues

  • LSUHSC-NO Division of Animal Care at LSUHSC-NO (DOAC)
     
  • DOAC Guidelines Concerning Analgesics, Anesthesia, and Euthanasia
     
  • DOAC Animal Transfer Form
     
  • AVMA Panel on Euthanasia 2013
     

• Developing Searches for Alternatives and Non-duplication

  • AWIC Alternative Brochure
     
  • Worksheet and Instructions for Alternatives Literature Searching
     
  • USDA Literature Searching and Databases
     
  • National Library of Medicine
     
  • PubMed
     
  • ALTBIB - Resource on Alternatives to the Use of Live Vertebrates in Biomedical Research and Testing
     

• Regulatory Guidance

  • Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals 8th Edition
     
  • Animal Welfare Act
     
  • Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
     
  • Frequently asked questions on PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
     
  • USDA Animal Care Policy (Blue Book, 2017)
     
  • USDA Animal Care Inspection Guide

• Starting a Research Lab Guidance
  • Starting a Reserach Lab Flowchart