Animal Care and Use

If you have an immediate animal health concern please contact Dr. David Evertson (UW Attending Veterinarian) at 307-745-7341 or uwvet@uwyo.edu.

IACUC 2022-2023 Meeting Schedule and Deadlines

  

 ROAMWyo Animal Oversight Access

ROAMWyo can be accessed here. Please note: Only the Animal Oversight module is active and live right now. Please do not utilize ROAMWyo's production site for any other functions. 

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ROAMWyo Instructions & Training 

Self-guided ROAMWyo Training:

• Training Video Guidance for Researchers

• Written Guidance for Researchers

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ROAMWyo Support

 

Email Support

• Specific questions about Animal Oversight should be directed to IACUC@uwyo.edu.  

 

• General questions about ROAMWyo should be directed to roamwyo@uwyo.edu.

 

Reporting Issues

• If you find a minor issue (typo, grammatical error, etc.) that does not alter your submission, you can report it here.  This Qualtrics survey will let us track minor issues/complaints and allow us to continually improve the module.

 

• If you have a major issue (question logic problem, inability to continue, etc.) that prevents you from submitting your form, please reach out to IACUC@uwyo.edu

 

Policies

• The University of Wyoming Policy Statement on Animal Research
• IACUC Policies and Procedures Manual 2015
• University of Wyoming Program of Veterinary Care

Guidelines

• IACUC Guideline 01-01 Animal Acclimation and Quarantine
• IACUC Guideline 02-01 Directions for CO2 Euthanasia of Rodents
  • CO2 Flow Rate Calculator
• IACUC Guideline 03-01 Holding Protocol
• Guidelines related to Euthanasia of Wild Ungulates
• Needle Gauge Guideline Table
• Standard Operating Procedure for Rodent Genotyping

Forms

Please note: these forms are still active and valid until the “hard” launch of ROAMWyo.  Researchers will have the option to utilize ROAMWyo for form submission during the “soft” launch (1/18/2023).

• Animal Care and Use Committee Annual Review Form
• Animal Care and Use Committee Close-Out Form
• Animal Care and Use Committee Protocol Approval Form
• Animal Care and Use Committee Update Form
• Animal Care and Use Committee Wildlife Protocol Form
• Breeding Colony Approval Form
• IACUC Form 10-01 Animal Transfer
• IACUC Form 09-01 Holding Protocol
• Teaching Protocol Form

Trainings

• CITI Animal Care Training
• CITI Training for Research with Animals Instructions
  

 

Animal Occupational Health & Safety Program

For information on this mandatory program for animal users please visit here.

 

Additional Resources

• Checklist for IACUC Protocols
• The Guide for the Care and Use of Lab Animals
• The Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching
• USDA Animal Care “bluebook”

Sample Size Calculations

• Animal Research Sample Size
• Mouse Hybridoma Production Sample AUP
• Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody Production Sample AUP

   

Report an Animal Concern

Please use the link below and fill out the form to the best of your ability. Per UW policies, you are protected from retaliation for voicing your concerns, but please be aware that there is always some risk for reporting.  The link will allow you to remain anonymous if you choose to do so. but anonymous complaints may make it more difficult to provide additional information to better help investigate these claims. 

Report a research concern