Animal Care Unit Facilities and Services
Once you have completed the training requirements, you are ready to do research at the KU Lawrence campus. There are many facilities and
services that the Animal Care Unit can provide. There are also procedures and health rules you should know about. We are here to provide
clean facilities and excellent animal husbandry to do your research. Please let us know if there is anything we can do for you.
Here are some of the highlights of our program
Animal Orders
Facilities
Getting keys
Per Diem rates at KU-Lawrence
ACU Forms
Entrance Schedule
All persons working with rodents must follow the entrance schedule, posted in various locations in the facilities, to prevent spread of pathogens.
Lighting
All animal rooms are on a 12 hour lighting schedule. Most facilities have by-pass switches outside the rooms to allow work in the rooms after the lights are automatically turned off.
When working in the animal rooms after hours, please be sure that the lights are returned to the auto setting when you leave.
Euthanasia
The ACU staff willl euthanize your animals for free. The Euthanasia Policy has instructions. No animals will be euthanized without a Euthanasia
sticker indicating who requested the action and when. All animals in the cage will be culled. The online form can be used in place of stickers.
Online Cull Form
Emergency after hours
Emergency after hours contact numbers are posted in various places in the facilities, near telephones and elevators.
Adoptions
Generally, it is not advised to adopt laboratory animals at the termination of the study.
However, a mechanism for doing so exists, and those wishing to do so should consult with the Animal Care Unit Director and complete necessary adoption paperwork.
