Research Protections - Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) - Resources
Guidance, Regulations and Federal Agencies
- Guide for the Care and Use of Animals
- Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) - regulatory agency that monitors compliance with PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
- OLAW FAQs
- Animal Welfare Act
- USDA Animal Welfare Information Center
- NIH Medical Research with Animals Website: Resources for Researchers and Institutions - links to funding opoortunities, grant writing guidance when animals are involved in research, emergency preparedness resources for animal facilities, etc.
- NIH Animal Research Advisory Committee (ARAC) Guidelines Webpage Numerous guidelines and procedures on animal care and use.
Other Resources
- Altweb - The global clearinghouse for information on alternatives to animal testing
- Altbib - A bibliography on alternatives to animal testing
- Power Calculation Resources:
- An overview of power analysis and sample size estimation: http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/stpowan.html
- Links to websites that perform statistical power calculations and sample size estimation: http://statpages.org
- AVMA Euthanasia Guidelines
- IACUC.org - online IACUC resources
- NC3Rs – The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals In Research
- SCAW - Scientist's Center for Animal Welfare
- North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research (NCABR)
- aboutbioscience.org - North Carolina's Bioscience Clearinghouse
- The Laboratory Animal Management Association - This Association is dedicated to enhancing the quality of management and care of laboratory animals throughout the world.
- American Psychological Association Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Animals
