Guidance

Animal Care/Use

Name	Description
Cell Line PCR Submission	Procedure for Cell Line PCR submission Download File
Disinfectants - NIH Recommendations	Provides guidelines for recommended hard surface disinfectants.
Guillotine Use and Maintenance	This SOP is intended to provide information for researchers at UMass using rodent guillotines. Document Link
NEW - Environmental Chamber Housing Standards	Standards to ensure the highest level of animal welfare and compliance for research animals in various environmental and research chambers. Download File
NEW - Mouse Breeding Guidance for ACS Vivaria	The aim of this guidance is to meet the intent of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals using performance based standards of animal care and use while keeping in mind the special needs of investigators maintaining transgenic mouse breeding colonies. Download File
NEW- Hamster Breeding Guidance	In order to remain in compliance with federal animal welfare regulations, UMass Animal Care follows the guidelines in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and the USDA Animal Welfare Regulations. The current edition (8th ed.) of the Guide contains specific floor space recommendations for hamsters. Download File
Pain and Stress Classification Levels	Describes the classification of animal pain and distress levels and provides guidance for action and response based on this classification system.
Tabletop Isoflurane Anesthesia Machines	Operating Instructions for Tabletop Isoflurane Anesthesia Machines Download File