Policies & Procedures
How to Obtain Animals
An active Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) approved protocol is required to order animals. Ordered animals can only be used for procedures or experiments approved under that specific protocol number.
The ULAR Animal Requisition Form is required to order animals from a vendor or another university.
Commercial Source (approved vendor)
- The most current list of approved rodent vendors is available at the facility or can be requested via AnimalTransport@osu.edu.
- The completed animal order form (page one only) can be faxed or dropped off at the animal facility.
- After animal facility approval, animal requisitions are submitted by the animal facility supervisor or building leader through the ULAR Procurement officer to OSURF Procurement.
- Once an animal order is placed, the contact that initiated the order will receive a confirmation e-mail.
- After animals arrive, a second e-mail will confirm they have been received into the facility by ULAR staff.
- Animal delivery details are available at the animal facility where your animals are expected to be housed.
Other Sources of Animals (non-approved vendors or from other universities)
- Rodents received from sources other than those classified as “approved vendors” will be quarantined. View the
Guidelines for Import/Quarantine of Rodents into The Ohio State University. - The completed animal requisition form (page one and two) should be dropped off at room Sisson Hall A31, e-mailed to AnimalTransport@osu.edu or faxed to 614-292-2245.
