Virginia Tech Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

Resources for Completing Animal Use Protocol Review Form

Sample Size Resources:

The following link provides information about selection of sample size and power analysis:

·  Getting the Sample Size Right: A Brief Introduction to Power Analysis

The following two links go to online or downloadable sample size calculators:

·  UCLA Sample Size Calculator

·  PS: Power and Sample Size Calculation

Alternatives to Animal Testing:

Please see the Searching for Alternatives document on the Virginia Tech IACUC Website for detailed information about searching for alternatives.

The following links provide information about searching for alternatives and tools for conducting a search:

·  Altweb

·  University of California Center for Animal Alternatives

·  University of California Center for Animal Alternatives, Literature Search for Alternatives

·  National Agricultural Library Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC), Alternatives and Searches

Additional Virginia Tech Approval Committees:

Depending on the nature of your research, you may need to obtain approval from one or more of the following committees in order to be in full compliance with federal, state, and university regulations:

·  Institutional Biosaftey Committee [Select Agent Program currently under revision. Contact for information related to select agents.]

·  College of Veterinary Medicine Biosafety: Please contact Dr. William Pierson.

·  Radiation Safety Committee: Please contact Doug Smiley.

·  Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Federal Policies and Regulations:

·  Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

·  Public Health Service Policy

·  Animal Welfare Act Information

·  2007 AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia

Information on CDC and USDA ”Select Agents”

·  CDC Select Agent Program

·  Agricultural Select Agent Program [Contact for information related to use of select agents at Virginia Tech.]

Information on Recombinant DNA

·  NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules

·  Virginia Tech Biotechnology Oversight Committee [Contact for more information]

Updated 1/23/2012