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Complete List of AAALAC's Reference Resources

Updated December 2025

Reference Resources List

Resources are categorized into:

  • Reference Resources: references that can be utilized during the evaluation of issues that may result in findings during the accreditation assessment.
  • Items of Interest: references serve as items of interest or guidance that illustrate good practices.

General

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Item of Interest:


Animal Environment

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IACUC/OB

Items of Interest:


Humane Endpoints

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Veterinary Care

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Items of Interest:


Euthanasia

Reference Resource:

  • AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia
    (Note: At its May 2020 meeting, AAALAC International's Council on Accreditation adopted the "AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2020 Edition" as an AAALAC Reference Resource with two clarifications noted on the first page of the document.)

Health Monitoring

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Items of Interest:


Occupational Health and Safety

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Item of Interest:


Biosafety

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Biosecurity

Item of Interest:


Disaster Plan

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Physical Plant

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Research Related / Refinement

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Items of Interest:


Pain/Distress

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Wildlife Field Studies

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Species Specific


 

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