Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

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animal research oversight body ethics committee oversight committee regulatory body

The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee is a regulatory body that oversees and evaluates the ethical treatment and use of animals in research to ensure compliance with federal standards and institutional policies.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	animal research oversight body ⓘ ethics committee ⓘ oversight committee ⓘ regulatory body ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure ethical justification of animal experiments ⓘ promote humane care and use of laboratory animals ⓘ protect welfare of research animals ⓘ
appliesEthicalFramework	3Rs principle ⓘ
conducts	semiannual facility inspection ⓘ semiannual program review ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	IACUC NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFunction	assess alternatives to animal use ⓘ ensure minimization of pain and distress in animals ⓘ evaluate justification for animal use ⓘ inspect animal facilities ⓘ monitor animal care and use programs ⓘ report serious noncompliance to regulatory agencies ⓘ review and approve animal care and use policies ⓘ review animal use protocols ⓘ suspend noncompliant animal activities ⓘ
hasGeographicScope	primarily United States ⓘ
hasMemberType	chairperson ⓘ community member unaffiliated with the institution ⓘ non-scientist member ⓘ scientist experienced in animal research ⓘ veterinarian with training in laboratory animal medicine ⓘ
hasPrimaryRole	ensure compliance with animal welfare regulations ⓘ oversee ethical treatment of animals in research ⓘ
implementsPrinciple	reduction in number of animals used ⓘ refinement of procedures to minimize pain and distress ⓘ replacement of animals where possible ⓘ
isAnalogousTo	Institutional Review Board for human subjects NERFINISHED ⓘ
isReferencedBy	Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare guidelines ⓘ United States Department of Agriculture regulations ⓘ
isRequiredBy	United States federal law NERFINISHED ⓘ
isRequiredFor	institutions conducting animal research ⓘ institutions receiving Public Health Service funding for animal research ⓘ institutions using regulated species under the Animal Welfare Act ⓘ
operatesUnder	Animal Welfare Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals NERFINISHED ⓘ United States federal regulations ⓘ institutional animal care and use policies ⓘ
regulates	use of animals in research ⓘ use of animals in teaching ⓘ use of animals in testing ⓘ
reportsTo	institutional official responsible for animal care and use program ⓘ
reviewsDocumentType	amendment to animal use protocol ⓘ animal use protocol ⓘ
reviewsDocumentType	annual continuing review of animal protocols ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oregon National Primate Research Center → hasEthicsCommittee → Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee ⓘ

Primate Research Center in Covington, Louisiana → overseenBy → Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee ⓘ

subject surface form: Tulane National Primate Research Center