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Cayuse Animal Oversight Is Now Live

Office of the Attending Veterinarian

The transition from eSirius3G to Cayuse AO is underway. The data migration is complete and testing of the system will begin shortly. We are on track to open the system by end of business Monday, September 13, 2021. An email will be sent out as soon as the system is live.
IACUC Inspections to Resume

Office of the Attending Veterinarian , Vice President For Research

As per guidance from the National Institutes of Health Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (NIH OLAW), the University of Kentucky is expected to conduct previously postponed site inspections as soon as the IACUC can safely do so.
New NIH/OLAW Expectation for Tracking Numbers of Animals Used in Research

Office of the Attending Veterinarian

As part of responsible care and use of animals in research, the National Institutes of Health/Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (NIH/OLAW) has stated an expectation that the number of animals used in support of research be tracked, including those produced in excess of the number or type needed.