Standard Operating Procedures
The Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) posted are CM internal documents that describe routine procedures performed in the animal housing facilities in detail. SOPs outline responsibilities, safety precautions, and recordkeeping requirements. Those relevant to equipment also include validation and documentation of performance. SOPs are supposed to help in standardizing output and avoiding mistakes, troubleshoot problems and ensure continuity of procedures even when performed by different staff members. Our SOPs are used in training and demonstration of proficiency of everybody involved in the best practices described. Adherence to SOPs is critical for consistency and minimization of variability that could affect research studies and wellbeing of animals.
Although meant primarily for CM staff members certain SOPs are also beneficial for research personnel to follow for the same reasons mentioned above. The description of procedures can be valuable for grant proposals and manuscripts.
FAU SOP 004 Controlled Substances (Updated June 2022)
FAU SOP 006 Import of Rodents
FAU SOP 008 Reporting Accidents, Injury and Illness
FAU SOP 101 Protective Clothing and Personal Hygiene
FAU SOP 102 Sanitizing Procedures
FAU SOP 103 Animal Transportation
FAU SOP 104 General Autoclave Procedures
FAU SOP 105 Carcass Disposal
FAU SOP 108 Pest Management
FAU SOP 109 Avidity Watchdog General Procedures
FAU SOP 110 Autoclave Effectiveness
FAU SOP 111 Processing Biological Indicators
FAU SOP 112 Development and Implementation of EMP
FAU SOP 113 Microbiological Monitoring of Sanitation
FAU SOP 114 Microbiological Monitoring of Sanitation Using ATP
FAU SOP 115 Microbiological Monitoring of Sanitation Using Microbial Agar
FAU SOP 120 Sanitizing an Entire Room
FAU SOP 202 Rodent Health Monitoring and Reporting
FAU SOP 203 Rodent Quarantine Husbandry
FAU SOP 204 Rodent Quarantine
FAU SOP 205 Aquatic Turtle Health Monitoring and Reporting
FAU SOP 206 Anesthesia Equipment Maintenance
FAU SOP 207 Rodent Parasitology
FAU SOP 208 Blood collection in rats and mice
FAU SOP 209 Rodent Necropsy and Post-Mortem Examination
FAU SOP 210 Rodent Injection Techniques
FAU SOP 211 Rodent Oral Gavage
FAU SOP 212 Escaped Rodents
FAU SOP 213 Workflow In and Between Vivaria
FAU SOP 214 Medical Recordkeeping
FAU SOP 215 Turtle Necropsy
FAU SOP 217 Surgical Towel Use and Care
FAU SOP 401 Cage Changing Semi-Rigid Isolator
FAU SOP 402 Rodent Husbandry and Care
FAU SOP 405 Manual Cage Washing Procedures
FAU SOP 406 Rodent Receiving
FAU SOP 407 Environmental Enrichment Rodents
FAU SOP 408 Social Housing
FAU SOP 409 Mouse Breeding Colony Management
FAU SOP 410 Rodent Identification Methods
FAU SOP 901 Golf Cart Maintenance
FAU SOP 902 Portable Air Conditioner Use and Maintenance
FAU SOP 905 IVC Rack Care and Operation
FAU SOP 912 Semi-Rigid Isolator Maintenance
FAU SOP 301 HBOI Full Cleaning of Necropsy Lab
FAU SOP 302 HBOI Spot-cleaning of Necropsy Lab
FAU SOP 303 HBOI Diagnostic Lab Cleaning
FAU SOP 306 i-STAT Analyzer Maintenance and Sample Analysis
FAU SOP 307 HBOI Freezer Room Safety
FAU SOP 308 Cleaning Freezer Room
FAU SOP 313 HBOI Pharmacy Inventory Management
FAU SOP 315 HBOI Carcass Disposal
FAU SOP 321 HBOI Ambulance Cleaning/Reset
FAU SOP 325 HBOI Necropsy Lab Safety Protocols
FAU SOP 326 HBOI Disposal of Hazardous Materials
FAU SOP 327 HBOI Initial Stranding Communication
FAU SOP 328 HBOI Marine Mammal Bites
FAU SOP 330 HBOI Ambulance Maintenance
FAU SOP 331 HBOI Boat and Jet Ski Maintenance
FAU SOP 332 HBOI Animal Transport