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Animal Safety SOPs

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Learn about safe animal handling in labs

  • Handling Rodent Animal Cages and Bedding Disposal When Using Biohazardous Agents, Toxins or Particularly Hazardous Chemicals in Animals (2/5/2024)
  • Isoflurane: Procedures for Safe Use (02/14/2023)
  • Non-Human Primate (NHP) Personal Protective Equipment Guidelines (11/24/2025)
  • Procedures for using Infectious Agents in Rodents at ABSL2 Facilities (2/2/2024)
  • Procedure for using Particularly Hazardous Chemicals (PHC) in Rodents (2/2/2024)
  • Procedures for using Risk Group 2 Viral Vectors in Rodents at the ABSL2 Viral Shedding Facility (2/2/2024)
  • Procedures for using Biological Toxins in Rodents (2/2/2024)
  • Hazardous Materials Used in Animals Poster (05/2024)
  • Procedures for Using Tricaine (MS222) (5/2024)
  • SOP for using Biological Toxins in Fish (5/2024)
  • SOP for Conducting Formaldehyde Perfusion on Rodents from ABSL1 and ABSL2 facilities
  • SOP for Performing Stereotaxic Surgeries to Inject Risk Group 2 (RG2) Viral Vectors into Rodent Brains
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