Policies, Guidelines & Procedures
This page contains CMS Policies, Guidelines, and Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) for the Boston and Medford campuses. Policies must be followed while working within CMS facilities. Non-compliance may result in revoking of access to the animal facility.
CMS Resources
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- CMS Guideline on Federal and State Regulations Concerned with Research Animal Use
- CMS Guideline for Rodent Husbandry Provided by Investigative Staff
- CMS Guideline for Rodent Health Checks by Investigative Staff
- CMS Guideline for ABSL2
- CMS Guideline for the Quarantine or Acclimation of Large Animal Species
- CMS Guideline for Animal Export
- CMS Guideline for Rodent Importation
- CMS Guideline for Topaz Elements
- CMS Guideline on Body Condition Scoring
- CMS Guideline for Determination of Humane Endpoints for Animals Used in Research
- CMS Guideline for Humane Endpoints of Tumors in Mice and Rats
- CMS Guideline for Conducting Survival Surgical Procedures in Rodents
- CMS Guideline for the Maintenance of Fluid Homeostasis in Rodents
- CMS Guideline for Blood Collection, Injectable Volumes, and Needle Sizing
- CMS Guideline for Utilization of Anesthetics and Analgesics in Small Laboratory Animals
- CMS Guideline for Extended-Release Buprenorphine Administration
- CMS Guideline for Rodent Stock and Strains
- CMS Guideline for Helpful Tips for Colony Management
- CMS Guideline Tissue preparation for Histology
- CMS Guideline Frozen Tissue Preparation for Histology
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CMS services are governed by Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee policies. These can be found in their library located here