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Animal Care OfficeWelcome to the home page of the Animal Care Office at the University
of Massachusetts Amherst. This site is updated frequently. We offer some
basic information regarding the university's Institutional Animal Care
and Use Committee (IACUC), the Animal Care Office, links to information
regarding the federal research animal welfare laws and guidelines, useful
research animal welfare resources on the Internet and other relevant
Web sites. Comments and questions regarding either IACUC matters or research
animal husbandry concerns may be sent to iacuc@research.umass.edu or anicare@research.umass.edu,
respectively. Animal Care ServicesThe Animal Care Service staff provide standard and specialized year-round animal husbandry and veterinary care for the animals whose use is justified for teaching and research. The staff also serve as a resource for training in, or information about, the handling, care, and use of animals in teaching and research. An antibody production service for monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies is available to researchers throughout the Five College System. Other fee-for-service arrangements, for technical support for approved animal use protocols, may be made with the Animal Care Office, Research Administration Building, anicare@research.umass.edu, (413) 545-0668. Click here for information about IACUC requirements and functioning. Assistance in completing animal use protocols is available from the Animal Care Office, Research Administration Building, iacuc@research.umass.edu, (413) 545-0668. Specific information regarding required student participation in courses involving animals is available through the appropriate departmental office. Steve Plouff, Director of Animal Care Joanne Huyler, D.V.M., Attending Campus Veterinarian Alison Bardwell, Supervisor of Animal Care Barbara S. Miller, Assistant to the Director of Animal Care and IACUC Juan Anguita, Chair, IACUC Hilary Woodcock, Research Compliance Coordinator |
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