Guidelines - Position Statements
Adequate Veterinary Care
Guidelines prepared by the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) to assist in the formulation and evaluation of programs of veterinary care for laboratory animals.
Animal Experimentation [17K PDF]
Animal Use In Research, Testing & Teaching
Principles governing the care and use of animals in research, testing and education.
Assessment and Management of Pain in Rodents and Rabbits [238K PDF]
Rodent Surgery
The American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) recommends that all institutions that use animals in research, testing and training develop and implement written standards for performing surgical procedures on rodents. These standards must be approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). All survival surgical procedures should incorporate aseptic technique.
Training & Education In Use of Animals
The College recommends that all institutions engaged in biomedical research require and, where appropriate, provide educational opportunities for faculty, staff and students on subjects relative to animal care and use.
Value of AAALAC Accreditation
AAALAC accreditation and advice from AAALAC's team of laboratory animal science experts assists institutions in ensuring a commitment to and an achievement of excellence. (HTML page)
Veterinary Medical Records 2007 [100K PDF]
This article was originally printed in the ILAR Journal (Vol. 48, No. 1) of the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
(www.national-academies.org/ilar).
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