These Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are produced and enforced to ensure the welfare of animals used in research and teaching at Cornell University. They ensure that high quality care is provided for all research animals, and that they are used in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and guidelines. Cornell faculty, researchers and their staff, animal facility personnel, and students must comply with these SOPs. Any exemption must be approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) prior to its application.
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Anesthesia and Analgesia
101.01 Rodent Anesthesia
102.02 Analgesia
103.01 Rabbit Anesthesia
104.01 Dog Anesthesia
105.01 Cat Anesthesia
110.01 Fish and Aquatic Amphibian Anesthesia
Surgery
201.01 Rodent Surgery
207.01 Preparation and Care of Fistulated Bovine
208.01 Mouse Tail Snipping
209.01 General Non-Rodent Surgery
Euthanasia
301.01 Rodent Euthanasia
306.01 Fish and Amphibian Euthanasia
307.01 Euthanasia of Non-Rodent Mammals
308.01 Avian Euthanasia
309.02 Maintenance of Decapitation Equipment
Experimental Guidelines
401.01 Recommended Volumes for Administered Substances
402.01 Humane Intervention Points
403.01 Recommended Blood Collection Volume and Frequency
404.03 Polyclonal Antibody Production
408.01 Retro-Orbital Bleeding
411.01 Monoclonal Antibody Production
Animal Care
509.01 Animal Acquisition, Receiving, and Acclimation
511.02 Enrichment and Exercise Program for Non-Rodent Animals used for Teaching and Research
513.01 Rodent Husbandry
515.01 Dog Husbandry
516.01 Cat Husbandry
517.01 Swine Husbandry
518.01 Dairy Cattle Husbandry
520.01 Sheep Husbandry
532.01 Cleaning and Sanitizing Department Vehicles Used in the Shipping of Animals
538.01 Vermin Program
539.01 Equine Husbandry
541.02 Transportation of Biomedical Animals
542.01 Maintaining Clinical Records for Animal Research Models
543.01 Water Quality Monitoring in Agricultural Facilities
544.01 Microbiological Monitoring Program in Conventional Laboratory Animal Facilities
545.01 Pathogens Excluded from Rodent Facilities
546.01 Socialization and Exercise for Research Dogs
547.02 Animals (Nonagricultural) Transport and Use Outside Animal Facilities
548.01 Beef Cattle Husbandry
549.01 Poultry Husbandry
550.01 Duck Husbandry
551.01 Monitoring of Humidity and Temperature in Agricultural Facilities
552.01 Mouse Identification
554.01 Performance of Bovine Tissue Biopsies
560.01 Environmental Enrichment Program for Rats
561.01 Environmental Enrichment Program for Mice
562.01 Environmental Enrichment Program for Rabbits
563.01 Environmental Enrichment Program for Guinea Pigs
564.01 Environmental Enrichment Program for Hamsters
565.01 Environmental Enrichment Program for Woodchucks
Veterinary Care
602.01 Rodent Health Monitoring Program
604.01 Preventative Health Program for Dogs
605.01 Preventative Health Program for Cats
606.01 Mice Quarantine Program
607.01 Treatment of Sick Animals
608.01 Preventative Health Program for Ferrets
609.01 Aquisition and Introduction of New Horses
610.01 Mouse Dystocia
611.01 Mouse Cesarean Section and Cross Fostering
614.01 Preventative Health Program for Poultry
618.01 Perinatal Care of the Dog
619.02 Tumor and Cell Line Testing
621.01 Quarantine of Passeriformes
622.01 Veterinary Horse Care
623.01 Zebra Fish Health Monitoring Program
624.01 Rabbit Health Monitoring Program
625.01 Treating Mice for Infection with Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Drinking Water
627.01 CARE Facility Rounds
628.01 Preventative Health Program for Beef Cattle
Occupational Health and Safety
707.01 Animal Related Injury
710.01 Working with Wild Rodents
711.01 Sharp Precautions
712.01 Waste Anesthetic Gas Scavenging Systems
713.01 Hygiene - Hand Washing
715.02 Personal Protective Equipment
716.01 Use of Animals in Public Displays
Administrative
803.01 Request for Transportation of Animals to Non-LAS Facilities
