Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

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Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) provide a detailed description of commonly used procedures. SOPs offer investigators an alternative to writing detailed procedures in their protocol. Any deviation from the approved procedures must be clearly described and justified in the Animal Use Protocol application in Darwin. Approval of the protocol indicates approval of the deviation from the SOP for that project only.

The following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) were created and/or revised by the Veterinary Committee and/or the Occupational Health and Safety Working Group, and approved by the Animal Policy and Welfare Oversight Committee (APWOC). They are reviewed every 3 years at most. The month and year appearing in the file name indicate when that SOP last underwent changes. Starting in 2020, the date of last review will now be specified inside the SOP even if no changes were made to it.

If you have questions or have a recommendation to make, please send an animalcare [at] mcgill.ca (email) or talk to the Veterinarian in your area.

DRAFT SOP FOR APWOC REVIEW UNTIL JANUARY 31, 2022:

Significant changes:

SOP 103-NHP Analgesia - Dec 2021

SOP 118- Fish and Aquatic Amphibian Anesthesia - Dec 2021

SOP 303- Fish and Aquatic Amphibian Euthanasia - Dec 2021

SOP 402- Tissue Collection for Genotyping - Mice - Dec 2021

Minor changes:

SOP 102- Rabbit Analgesia - Dec 2021

SOP 108- Fish and Amphibian and Reptile Analgesia - Dec 2021

Small edits, typo corrections, etc:

SOP 101- Rodent Analgesia - Dec 2021

SOP 104- Dog Analgesia - Dec 2021

SOP 105- Cat Analgesia - Dec 2021

SOP 106- Swine Analgesia - Dec 2021

SOP 107- Bird Analgesia - Dec 2021

SOP 109- Ruminant Analgesia - Dec 2021

SOP 122- Ferret Analgesia - Dec 2021

SOP 602- Rodent Health Monitoring Program - Dec 2021

Note that the SOP #416 Social Defeat is currently undergoing revisions again. Once done, it will be re-posted for review.

APPROVED SOPS BELOW:

Analgesia: 

 Anesthesia: 

Surgery:   

Euthanasia:  

Experimental Guidelines:   

   This Monitoring Log is to be prepared by the Facility Animal Care Committee as per the approved Animal Use Protocol:  Monitoring log TEMPLATE - Oct 2017  

Tumor Volume

Metastatic Model Monitoring log  <- is a log

Mammary Gland Identification Mouse

Tumor Monitoring Log  <- is a log 

Animal Care:  

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Veterinary Care: 

Occupational Health and Safety: 

Body Condition Score:

Body Condition Score Outline Mice (BCS)
Body Condition Score Outline For Rats (BCS)

Of interest: Article Body Condition Score for Rats

Requirements on Record Keeping, Storage and Disposal of Controlled Substances

PHAC Biohazard Information