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Resources
Resources for Researchers
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) was established by the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act, which was passed by Congress in 1966 and the first federal law regulating animal research. To receive PHS funds, institutions must have an Animal Welfare Assurance approved by OLAW.
- Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
- Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
- The ACS Center for Lab Safety Task Force
- Provides techniques to ensure hazard information is gathered and analyzed.
- The ACS Center for Lab Safety
- Supports and promotes the safe, ethical, responsible, and sustainable practice of chemistry through easy access to training..
- Identifying and Evaluating Hazards in Research Laboratories
- Guidelines developed by the Hazard and Identification and Evaluation Task Force of ACS (American Chemical Society)..
University Resources
The following is a list of offices that are tasked with various aspects of compliant animal research at the University of Kentucky.
- Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
- The purpose of the IACUC is to certify humane treatment of any and all laboratory and classroom animals.
- Office of the Attending Veterinarian (OAV)
- The Attending Veterinarian (AV) is a federally required position and the lead veterinarian for the University of Kentucky.
- Department of Lab Animal Resources (DLAR)
- The Division of Laboratory Animal Resources is a support unit for animal-based research at the University of Kentucky.
- UK Occupational Health & Safety (OHS)
- For exposure assessments & monitoring, respiratory protection, ergonomics, or ventilation questions, concerns or information.
Resources on Zoonoses
- National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians Compendia
- Compendia, white papers, and other documents provide standardized national recommendations for key zoonotic disease issues.
- The Center for Food Security and Public Health
- Information on animal diseases.
- CDC One Health - About Zoonotic Diseases
- General information about zoonoses.
- Zoonotic Diseases: Disease Transmitted from Animals to Humans
- Minnesota's Dept of Health Zoonotic Diseases