Document Type

Webpage

Web Capture: Institutional Animal Care and Use

Authors

Office of Research Compliance, University of Maine

Publication Date

11-11-2021

Abstract/ Summary

The University of Maine is registered as a research facility in accordance with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal Welfare Act and the Public Health Service Policy on the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. The University of Maine holds the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) of the National Institutes of Health assurance for vertebrate animals used in research, teaching and outreach. In accordance with the Public Health Service Policy on the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, the University of Maine works with the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) of the National Institutes of Health to assure the welfare of animals used in research and teaching.

The Animal Welfare Assurance (1) confirms the commitment that the University of Maine will comply with the PHS Policy, with the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, and with the Animal Welfare Regulation; (2) describes the institution’s program for animal care and use; and (3) designates the institutional official responsible for compliance.

Repository Citation

Office of Research Compliance, University of Maine, "Web Capture: Institutional Animal Care and Use" (2021). General University of Maine Publications. 2251.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/univ_publications/2251

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