Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Note: The following SOPs are intended for Principal Investigators who are developing or conducting protocols that involve any of the specified procedures. Specific names and locations have been redacted in the web versions of the SOPs. Versions without redactions can be requested from the Office for Research Protections after IACUC protocol approval. Send your request to ORP-IACUC@rtto.psu.edu. Please be sure to provide your name, PSU access id (abc123), e-mail address, approved IACUC protocol number and which SOP(s) you need.

Agricultural Animals

• Agricultural Animal SOP 1 - Beak Tip Amputation Procedures
  
• Agricultural Animal SOP 2 - Castration (Closed) - Ram Lambs
  
• Agricultural Animal SOP 3 - Castration (Open) - Beef Bull Calves
  
• Agricultural Animal SOP 4 - Castration (Open) - Young Boars
  
• Agricultural Animal SOP 5 - Dehorning - Weaned Dairy Calves
  
• Agricultural Animal SOP 6 - Ear Notching, Tail and Needle Teeth Trimming
  
• Agricultural Animal SOP 7 - Fistulation Procedure - Cattle
  
• Agricultural Animal SOP 8 - Tail Docking - Young Lambs
  
• Agricultural Animal SOP 9 - Euthanasia - Swine
  
• Agricultural Animal SOP 10 - Urinary Catheter Placement - Adult Cattle
  

Laboratory Animals

• Laboratory Animal SOP 1 - Rodent Irradiation and Bone Marrow Transplant
  
• Laboratory Animal SOP 2 - Suggested Procedures for Magnetic Imaging of Rodents and Rabbits
  
• Laboratory Animal SOP 3 - IVIS* Bioluminescence Imaging of Small Animals