Office of Animal Resources
Animal Use & Care Guidelines
These Institutional Guidelines are prepared to provide information on the humane care and use of animals used in research. We encourage you to use the guidelines to answer questions you may have on policies, procedures and appropriate animal research methods. Additional information is available from the professional and administrative staff in the Office of Animal Resources. Education and training courses and other resources are available at Thomas Jefferson University to supplement the information in this book. The objectives of these Guidelines are to insure humane care of the laboratory animals under our care, compliance with laws and regulations and the conduct of good science.
Judith S. Daviau, D.V.M.
Director, Office of Animal Resources
Office of Animal Resources Policies & Procedures
- 102.03 Pain and Distress (PDF)
- 103.03 Procedure for Purchasing Animals and Requesting Cage Cards (PDF)
- 103.03 Attachment for Purchasing Handling Charge (PDF)
- 103.03 Attachment Jeffshare Bookmark Instructions (PDF)
- 103.03 Attachment Jeffshare Upload Instructions (PDF)
- 103.04 Movement and Transportation of Research Animals (PDF)
- 103.06 Animal Health Monitoring and Veterinary Care (PDF)
- 104.01 Guidelines for Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Tranquilization (PDF)
- 104.02 Guidelines for Survival Surgical Procedures and Post-Operative Monitoring of Research Animals (PDF)
- 104.03 Post-Operative Monitoring of Research Animals (PDF)
- 104.04 Surgery and Postsurgical Care (S.O.P.) (PDF)
- 104.05 Surgical Suite Policy (PDF)
- 104.06 Guidelines for Survival Surgical Procedures and Post-Operative Care in Rodents (PDF)
- 104.07 Guidelines for the Maintenance of Fluid Homeostasis in Rodents (PDF)
- 104.08 Guidelines for the Use of Complete Freund's Adjuvent (PDF)
- 104.09 Guidelines for the Utilization of Rodents in Experimental Neoplasia and Ascites Production (PDF)
- 104.10 Guidelines for Blood Collection (PDF)
- 104.11 Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia (PDF)
- 104.14 Overcrowding of Rodents (PDF)
- 104.15 Induction of Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis (EAE) (PDF)
- 104.16 Guidelines for the Production of Monoclonal Antibodies in Laboratory Mice (PDF)
- 104.17 Guidelines for the Housing of Rodents (PDF)
- 105.01 Occupational Health and Safety Program for Personnel with Significant Animal Exposure (PDF)
- 105.02 Animal Facility Visitation Rules (PDF)
- 105.03 Safety Procedures for Handling and Care of Animals Exposed to Human Origin Tissue, Cells or Tumors (PDF)
- 105.05 Response Procedures to Animal Bites, Scratches and Related Injuries(PDF)
- 105.06 Management of Cercopithecine Herpesvirus 1 (formerly Herpes-virus simiae or "B" Virus) Exposures
- 105.07 Safe Practices Using the Neurotoxin MPTP in the Animal Facility (PDF)
