Training Manual

Guide to the Responsible Care and Use of Laboratory Animals at UWM

All personnel intending to handle vertebrate animals need to contact Animal Care Program to arrange for training prior to handling any animals. A Canvas course will then be assigned which will take the trainee through the steps needed to become certified to work with animals.

The Canvas course provides the resources for the trainee to complete and pass a take-home exam based on the following training manual:

• Introduction (PDF)
• Table of Contents (PDF)
  • Chapter 1 – Regulations (PDF)
  • Chapter 2 – Organizational Structure for Animal Care at UWM (PDF)
  • Chapter 3 – Reviewing the Protocol (PDF)
  • Chapter 4 – Ethics and Alternatives (PDF)
  • Chapter 5 – Animal Facilities (PDF)
  • Chapter 6 – Veterinary Medical Care (PDF)
  • Chapter 7 – Guidelines for Animal Identification, Census Records, Standard Operating Procedures and Environmental Enrichment (PDF)
  • Chapter 8 – Occupational Health and Safety (PDF)
  • Chapter 9 – IACUC Required Training (PDF)
  • Chapter 10 – Analgesia and Anesthesia (PDF)
  • Chapter 11 – Guidelines for Rodent and Aquatic Animal Surgery (PDF)
  • Chapter 12 – Euthanasia Guidelines, Adoption/Procurement Program and Animal Transfers (PDF)

Additional Animal Species Training Materials

• Amphibians
• Birds
• Mice (Mus musculus)
• Reptiles
• Rats (Rattus norvegicus)