Guidelines: The IACUC has provided a set of guidance documents (Policies, Guidelines, and Informational Sheets) for use when planning animal procedures at the University of Iowa. An exception to a Guideline must be described and justified in the Animal Protocol and approved during the normal review process. Purpose: The purpose of these guidelines is to describe acceptable methods for the euthanasia of animals used in teaching, research and testing at the University of Iowa. All animal euthanasia must be performed by appropriately trained personnel approved on the Animal Protocol. Performance of Euthanasia All animal euthanasia must be performed by appropriately trained personnel approved on the Animal Protocol. All euthanasia procedures must be continuously monitored by the person(s) performing the procedure, until confirmation of euthanasia is complete. Confirmation of Euthanasia Common Acceptable Methods of Euthanasia Rodents weighing > 500grams
Rodents weighing <500 grams
Rodent CO2 Euthanasia
Isoflurane Euthanasia
Confirm Euthanasia as described previously in this document Xenopus
Zebrafish
Birds
Non-Rodent Mammals
Euthanasia by Perfusion
Physical Methods of Euthanasia On Un-Anthesthetized Animals > 10 days old
References "AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2013 Edition" AVMA.org., 2013. Last Reviewed by the IACUC 1/08/2020 |