Standard Operating Procedures

The Center for Biomedical Research and the Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee have created standard operating procedures (SOPs) to inform principal investigators working with animals in teaching and research of UND's expectations for the appropriate care and use of animals in laboratory environments.

Current SOPs

• Cage Bagging and Disposal Procedures
• Analgesia Guidelines for Laboratory Animals
• Anesthesia Surgery Post-Procedural Recordkeeping
• Animal Procurement
• Euthanasia of Animals
• Humane Endpoints
• Training and Recertification Requirements
• Whistle-blower Policy & Procedures
• Physical Restraint and Prolonged Physical Restraint
• Post-Approval Monitoring Policy & Checklist
• Social Housing
• Use of Anesthetic Gases
• Use of High Hazard Chemicals in Animals
• Use of Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Compounds in Animals
• Use of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents in Animals
• Veterinary Care