Policies & Procedures/Best Practices
VSC Best Practices
- Anesthesia/Analgesia Recommendations (6/08)
- Animal Facility Access (9/08)
- Euthanasia Recommendations (6/08)
- Intramural Transfer of Ownership or Relocation of Rodents (3/12) UPDATED
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements (12/10)
- Preventing Infections in the Veterinary Service Center (2/09)
- Sending Animals from Stanford to Another Institution (3/10)
- Tips for Breeding Mice (7/10)
See also APLAC's Guidelines for Housing & Breeding of Mice (SUNet ID required), and the Jackson Laboratory’s Breeding Strategies for Maintaining Colonies of Laboratory Mice(pdf). - Use of Biological Materials in Rodents (7/11)
- Use of Noncommercial Animal Sources (7/11)
- Use of Radioactive Materials in VSC Facilities (6/01)
Other Guidelines & Polices
- Animal Research Protocols Involving Hazardous Chemicals (EH&S)
- Stanford's Controlled Substances Program (EH&S)
- Stanford Policies concerning the use of laboratory animals in research and teaching
- Administrative Panel on Laboratory Animal Care (A-PLAC) Guidelines (SUNet ID required)
- Stanford Animal Researcher Safety Guide (SUNet ID required)
