To ensure accurate animal inventory control, appropriate Transaction Slips must be completed and submitted on the day of inventory modification.

  • Yellow slips are used for mice (inventoried per cage) and salmon slips for all other species (inventoried per animal)
  • One slip to six slips - separate slip for each “transaction” (see examples)
  • Information must be completed on each line of the slip
  • Only pertinent information obtained for each transaction
  • Accurate & timely completion are very important
  • Call 335.7985 or email oar-office@uiowa.edu(link sends e-mail) if you have questions
REMOVAL
When a cage is permanently removed from OAR housing by laboratory with no intention of being returned
WEAN
When weaning litters into new, separate cages
Removal of Cage
Wean
DIVIDE
When dividing cages of adults into new, separate cages (e.g., separating dominant males, breeding pairs)
EUTHANASIA REQUEST
When lab is requesting OAR to euthanize mice  (a fee will be charged by OAR)
Divide Existing Cage
Euthanasia
TRANSFER OF ANIMALS BETWEEN PI'S/LABS or PROTOCOL- Account Change for same PI
Used when transferring mice between PI's/Lab/Protocol-account of same PI
Transfer form for animal resources, detailing the transfer of mice from one principal investigator to another, including fields for PI names, Hawk IDs, account and protocol numbers, cage and mouse quantities, contact information, and signatures.
Transfer PI to PI Instructions
TRANSFER OF ANIMAL CAGES ROOM TO ROOM/BUILDING TO BUILDING
When transferring cages between OAR rooms (same building) / or building to building
Transfer Room to Room-Building to Building
Transfer Room to Room-Building to Building Instructions