Euthanasia for Rodents and Small Mammals

The NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) has issued additional guidance on this subject as well, see: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-02-062.html

For information euthanasia methods of other species please visit: http://www.jhu.edu/
animalcare/euthanasia.htm. This information is excerpted from 2000 Report of AVMA Panel on Euthanasia is published in JAVMA Vol 218, No. 5, March 1, 2001 pp 669-696.

For general animal care and use issues at Johns Hopkins University visit: http://www.jhu.edu/animalcare/index.html

Seminar Series

A "Rodent Handling" class will be held on Tuesday, March 9, 2004 in Ross 450 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Pre-registration is required for the Rodent Handling class. Class size is limited to 10 people. Please send an email to pmatos1@jhmi.edu to register. A seminar entitled, "Appropriate Use of Antibiotics in Laboratory Animals" will take place on Thursday, March 25, 2004 at 12:00 p.m. in Ross 403.

The Animal Care and Use Committee will host an orientation on the Animal Care Program at Johns Hopkins on March 10 at 10 a.m. in Broadway Research Building G001. Pre-registration is required so we can have enough handout materials. Please email pmatos1@jhmi.edu or call 443-287-3744 or 443-287-3738 to register.

For a list of other seminars, visit http://www.jhu.edu/animalcare/training4.html.

For additional information on all other animal care and use related information, visit http://www.jhu.edu/animalcare/.

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