CMP Facility Handbook

Comparative Medicine Program User Handbook (Click here for printable version)

• The CMP Administration
• Mission Statement
• Purpose: Who we are and what we do
• CMP Administration
• Phone / Fax Numbers

• Facility Access and Security
  • Facility access
  • Acquiring authorization for access
  • Visitors
  • Photography and Media visits
  • Children in the CMP Facility
  • Pets in the CMP Facility
  • Parking
  
  
• Emergency Contact Information After Hours / Weekends / Holidays
  • Investigative personnel contact
  • CMP personnel contact
  
  
• Purchase of Animals, Drugs and Supplies
  • Animal orders
  • Animal vendors
  • Purchase of specialty products and supplies
  • Purchase of veterinary drugs / surgical supplies
  
  
• Billing and Per Diems
  • Billing
  • Per diem rates
  • Bar-coded cage cards and per diem charges
  • Cage card deletions (removal from per diem charges)
  • Cage card additions
  
  
• Animals and Their Environment
  • Standard housing for animals
  • Number of animals per cage
  • Light cycles
  • Required cover clothing in animal rooms
  • Working in animal rooms / Use of procedure rooms
  
  
• Animal Health and Veterinary Care
  • Animal health status
  • Sentinel animals
  • Routine health care
  • Reporting sick animals
  • Emergency Intervention
  • Animal records
  • CMP Cage Card System

• Specialized Facilities and Services
  
• Facilities
• Biohazard facilities
• Containment facilities for toxicology projects
• Surgery facilities
  
• Services
• Animal delivery/pickup
• Animal euthanasia
• Antibody production services
• Anesthesia cart
• Technical support services
• Tissue sharing

• Investigator Needs
  
  • Locker use by non-CMP personnel
  • Use of procedure rooms, cabinets and drawers
  • Photo events
  • Equipment needs
  • Investigator drugs/chemicals stored in the CMP facility
  • Reporting concerns about animal care and use
  
  
• Transportation and Shipment of Animals
  • Transporting animals within the CMP facility
  • Transporting animals outside of the CMP facilities
    • Transporting live or dead animals containing radioactive isotopes
    • Transporting animals treated with human pathogens/ carcinogenic material
  • Returning dirty equipment
  • Shipping/receiving animals to or from another facility
  
  
• Euthanasia of Animals
• Necropsy and Necropsy Cooler

• CMP Ancillary Facilities
• Reynold's Medical Building
• Psychology Building
• Veterinary Research Building

• GEM Transgenic Facility
• Cores/Services
• Goals and Organization
• Accessing Services

• Veterinary Medical Park
• Policies and Procedures
• Organization
• Facilities Available for Investigator Use
• Surgical Suites
• Radiology
• Procurement of Annimals
• Receiving
• Sources
• Animal Care and Housing
• Control and Monitoring
• Routine Health Care
• Movement of Animals
• Euthanasia
• Vermin Control
• Biosafe Housing
• Veterinary Care
• Technical Assistance
• VMP Billing Procedures
• Appendix I: Health Maintenance Program for the VMP