Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

Description

The IACUC is composed of four faculty members, a staff veterinarian from the UNT Health Science Center, an ex-officio staff employee from Biological Sciences, and two individuals selected to represent the local community. The primary responsibility of the IACUC is to review all research protocols involving the use of live, vertebrate animals and to ensure that all personnel directly involved in animal research have received proper training in the use of laboratory animals. The committee meets at least three times per year to review all animal-related research and teaching proposals being submitted for funding or implementation. Before any live, vertebrate animals can be utilized for a project, an IACUC application form must be submitted to and approved by the IACUC.

 

Forms

• UNT Animal Use Protocol Application
• UNT Animal Care and Use Amendment
• IACUC Annual Review Form
  

Resources

The care and use of live, vertebrate animals in research at UNT is based on Federal regulations and guidelines including:

• Animal Welfare Act and Regulations
• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, National Research Council
• Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), National Institutes of Health
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
• U.S. Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research, and Training
• U.S. Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Guidelines on Euthanasia (June 2007)
• IACUC Assurance