Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Guidelines promote consistency within and across all UBC animal care facilities.
When completing an application for an animal care protocol, the details of these procedures may be omitted from the protocol form if it is indicated that the procedures follow those approved by the Committee and the SOP number is referenced.
SOPs
When completing an application for an animal care protocol, the details of these procedures may be omitted from the protocol form if it is indicated that the procedures follow those approved by the Committee and the SOP number is referenced.
Surgical and Facility-Specific SOPs are available on the ACUP SharePoint site.
New SOPs written by PIs should be submitted to the ACC for approval. SOPs can be sent to suzanne.richardson@ubc.ca or fred.woo@ubc.ca.
Click a link below to download or view a PDF of the relevant document.
SOPs by Category
General/Other Procedures
- ACC-2014-ADM-001 Writing and Revising SOPs
- SOP ACC-04-2016 Use of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents (NMBs) in all Species
- SOP 001 Polyclonal Antibodies
- Cage Card Requirements and Sample Card (Guideline)
- Biologicals Guideline (Guideline)
- Avertin Update (Guideline)
- UBC Facilities Grading System and Response Guide for Rodents 2016 (Guideline)
- UBC Facilities Immediate Care and First Aid for Rodents (Guideline)
- UBC Guideline for Collaborative Studies (2016)
Rodent Procedures
- SOP ACC-01-2017 Rodent Anesthesia
- SOP ACC-02-2017 Rodent Survival Surgery
- SOP ACC-04-2016 Use of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents (NMBs) in all Species
- TECH 09 Oral dosing in Mice and Rats (revised 2015)
- TECH 14 UBC ACC Ovarectomy SOP (2016) - Mouse (available on the ACUP SharePoint site)
- TECH 15 UBC ACC Orchidectomy SOP (2016) - Mouse (available on the ACUP SharePoint site)
- TECH 20 UBC ACC Thoracotomy for Perfusion SOP (2016) - Mouse (available on the ACUP SharePoint site)
- TECH 21 UBC ACC Thoracotomy for Perfusion SOP (2016) - Rat (available on the ACUP SharePoint site)
- Guideline for the use of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Rodent Surgery (Guideline)
- Surgical Class and Analgesia Guidelines (2016 v2) (Guideline)
- Rodent Anesthesia and Analgesia Formulary and General Drug Information (2016) (Guideline)
Rodent Blood Collection
- TECH 02 Blood collection from the lateral saphenous vein in mice and rats
- TECH 06 Blood Collection from the medial saphenous in mice
- TECH 07 Intracardiac Blood Collection in mice and rats SOP (available on the ACUP SharePoint site)
- TECH 12 Tail Poke SOP - Mouse (2014)
- TECH 13 Tail Poke SOP - Rat (2014)
Rodent Euthanasia
Rodent Injections
- TECH 03 Tail vein injection in the mouse and rats
- TECH 10 IP injection in mice and rats (revised 2014)
- TECH 11 Subcutaneous injection in mice and rats
- TECH 14 UBC ACC Ovarectomy SOP - Mouse (available on the ACUP SharePoint site)
- TECH 15 UBC ACC Orchidectomy SOP - Mouse (available on the ACUP SharePoint site)
- TECH 16 Local Anesthetic SOP (2014)
- TECH 17 Buprenorphine SOP (2014)
- TECH 18 Ketoprofen SOP (2016)
- TECH 19 Metacam SOP (2016)
- TECH 22 UBC ACC Intramuscular (IM) Injections - Rats and Mice - Rat (2015) (available on the ACUP SharePoint site)
Rodent Monitoring
Xenopus Laevis (Frogs)
SOP by ID
- ACC-2014-ADM-001 Writing and Revising SOPs
- SOP 001 Polyclonal Antibodies
- SOP 009E4 Euthanasia – Carbon Dioxide
- SOP ACC-2011-01 Euthanasia of Neonatal Rodents – Carbon Dioxide
- SOP ACC-01-2017 Rodent Anesthesia
- SOP ACC-02-2017 Rodent Survival Surgery
- SOP ACC-03-2012 Euthanasia of Adult Rodents using Inhalant Anesthetic, followed by Carbon Dioxide
- SOP ACC-04-2016 Use of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents (NMBs) in all Species
- TECH 02 Blood collection from the lateral saphenous vein in mice and rats
- TECH 03 Tail vein injection in the mouse and rats
- TECH 06 Blood Collection from the medial saphenous in mice
- TECH 07 Intracardiac Blood Collection in Mice and Rats SOP (available on the ACUP SharePoint site)
- TECH 09 Oral dosing in Mice and Rats (revised 2015)
- TECH 10 IP injection in mice and rats (revised 2014)
- TECH 11 Subcutaneous injection in mice and rats
- TECH 12 UBC ACC Tail Poke SOP - Mouse (2014)
- TECH 13 UBC ACC Tail Poke SOP - Rat (2014)
- TECH 14 UBC ACC Ovarectomy SOP (2016) - Mouse (available on the ACUP SharePoint site)
- TECH 15 UBC ACC Orchidectomy SOP (2016) - Mouse (available on the ACUP SharePoint site)
- TECH 16 Local Anesthetic SOP (2014)
- TECH 17 Buprenorphine SOP (2014)
- TECH 18 Ketoprofen SOP (2016)
- TECH 19 Metacam SOP (2016)
- TECH 20 UBC ACC Thoracotomy for Perfusion (2016) - Mouse (available on the ACUP SharePoint site)
- TECH 21 UBC ACC Thoracotomy for Perfusion (2016) - Rat (available on the ACUP SharePoint site)
- TECH 22 UBC ACC Intramuscular (IM) Injections - Rats and Mice - Rat (2015) (available on the ACUP SharePoint site)
- TECH 23 UBC ACC Tail Vein Blood Collection via Needle in the Mouse (2016) (available on the ACUP SharePoint site)
Guidelines
Click a link below to download or view a PDF of the relevant guideline.
- Guidelines on Monitoring and Medical Records of Animals used for Research, Teaching and Testing (2018)
- Guidelines on Anesthesia of Rodents (2018)
- Guidelines on the Management and Maintenance of Rodent Breeding Colonies (2018)
- Guideline on Rodents with Ulcerated Subcutaneous Tumours (2018)
- Biologicals Guideline
- Guideline on Murine Ulcerative Dermatitis
- Guideline on Rodent Imaging (2014)
- Rodent Anesthesia and Analgesia Formulary and General Drug Information (2016)
- Surgical Class and Analgesia Guidelines (2016 v2)
- Draft UBC ACC Guidelines for Cancer Researchers Using Animal Tumour Models
- Guideline for the use of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Rodent Surgery
- Avertin Update
- UBC Animal Care Guidelines - SOP Surgical Oocyte Collection from Xenopus Laevis
- UBC Facilities Grading System and Response Guide for Rodents (2016)
- UBC Facilities Immediate Care and First Aid for Rodents
- Guideline for Collaborative Studies (2016)