FIELD RESEARCH
Miami requires an animal use request
for all field studies that involve collecting vertebrate animals
or manipulating their habitat. Where applicable, collecting
permits must be obtained and copies filed with the IACUC.
LABORATORY
RESEARCH
An animal use request must be submitted
to the IACUC for all laboratory research with vertebrate animals.
POLICIES
It is the policy of Miami University that the use of either
live or deceased vertebrate animals for research purposes
(in lab or field) is permitted when:
-
the cognizant researcher(s)
judges that the questions addressed will be best achieved
by such usage and
-
when the Institutional
Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) determines that
such usage is humane, proper, and appropriate, consistent
with government principles and regulations for the utilization
and care of vertebrate animals used in research. Only
the minimum number of animals essential to the study should
be used. Researchers are encouraged to use alternatives
to animals whenever possible.
PROCEDURES FOR USE OF ANIMALS
Any researcher who intends to use vertebrate animals for research
purposes must submit an Animal Use Protocol signed by the
department chairperson to the IACUC via OARS. If the researcher
is a student, his/her mentor must also sign the protocol.
Reuse of previously approved preserved material requires no
approval. Protocol approval is for a three year period; annual
updates are requested by the IACUC.
The protocol must include information about the source from
which animals are procured. In addition, the protocol must
explain why animals are needed to achieve the goals of the
study, and justify the species and the number of animals to
be used. If the IACUC questions the species of animal chosen,
the procurement process, the number of animals to be used
or other related matters, such questions need to be resolved
before the animals may be collected/ordered.
Live vertebrate animals must be cared for according to the
University's policies and procedures governing the use of
laboratory animals. Disposal of animal tissue must be in compliance
with relevant health and safety regulations.
Teaching
It is the policy of Miami University
that the use of either live or deceased vertebrate animals
for solely instructional purposes (in lab or field) is permitted
when:
- the cognizant instructor(s) judges
that the educational goals of the program or course will be
best achieved by such usage and when
- the Institutional Animal Care and
Use Committee (IACUC) determines that such usage is humane,
proper, and appropriate, consistent with government principles
and regulations for the utilization and care of vertebrate
animals used in teaching and research. Only the minimum number
of animals essential to instructional objectives should be
used. Instructors are encouraged to use alternatives to animals
whenever possible.
PROCEDURES FOR USE OF ANIMALS
Any faculty member who intends to use
vertebrate animals for teaching purposes must submit an Animal
Use Protocol signed by the department chairperson to the IACUC
via OARS. Reuse of previously approved preserved material
requires no approval. Protocol approval is for a three-year
period; annual updates are required by the IACUC.
The protocol must include information
about the source from which animals are procured. In addition,
the protocol must explain why animals are needed to achieve
the goals of the course and justify the species and the number
of animals to be used. If the IACUC questions the species
of animal chosen, the procurement process, the number of animals
to be used or other related matters, such questions must be
resolved before the animals may be ordered.
Live vertebrate animals must be cared
for according to University policies and procedures governing
the use of laboratory animals. Disposal of animal tissue must
be in compliance with relevant health and safety regulations.
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