SOPs & Guidelines

Guidelines

UMBC IACUC Guideline on Training Requirements for Protocol Personnel

 

Genotyping Policy University of Maryland Baltimore County Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Genotyping Policy

 

UMBC IACUC Rodent survival surgery and aseptic technique guidelines

 

UMBC Guideline on Humane endpoints UMBC V1

 

SOPs

Rodent Husbandry

 

Rodent Quarantine Room Husbandry

 

Rodent Euthanasia

 

Cage Population Densities for Rodents

 

Environmental Enrichment Program

 

Animal Identification

 

Animal Health Evaluation, Reporting, and Treatment

 

Rodent handling and restraint

 

Sentinel free health Surveillance Program

 

Vivarium Animal Census

 

ILSB Entrance Procedures

 

Reporting animal welfare concern

 

Receipt of Animals

 

Receipt and Storage of Non-Animal Supplies

 

Ordering, Receiving, Inspection and Tracking of Supplies and Controlled Substances

 

Preparation of Ketamine-Xylazine for Mice and Rats

 

Water Chlorine Level Testing

 

Cage and Rack Washer Operations, Sanitization Validation, and Safety Procedures

 

Dry Heat Sterilizer Operations, Sterilization Validation, and Safety Procedures

 

Autoclave Operating Procedures, Sterilization Validation, and Safety Procedures

 

Manifold & Recoil Hose Flush Station Operating Procedures

 

Biosafety Cabinet and Animal Transfer Station Operation and Maintenance

 

Animal Room Sanitization

 

Non-Animal Room Sanitization

 

Chemical Safety and Handling

 

Eye Wash Stations and Emergency Showers