ACORP Appendix 6 
Special Husbandry and Procedures
Version 3

1.	Special Husbandry.  Are special husbandry practices required for this protocol that are not described in the local Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) manual?  Examples of special husbandry practices include temperature extremes, food or water deprivation, dietary manipulations, calorie restrictions, special housing/caging, modified light cycle, special health monitoring, and unusual means of identification.  
	No.  Proceed to item 2.  
	Yes.  Complete items 1.a. and 1.b.; then proceed to item 2.  

a.  Provide a complete description of all non-standard practices or procedures.  Make sure that the frequency and duration of these practices or procedures are stated:

b.  Justify the use of these non-standard practices or procedures:

2.	Other Procedures.  Are other procedures such as prolonged physical restraint, use of noxious stimuli, forced exercise, behavioral manipulations, total or partial body irradiation, radiography or other imaging studies planned but not described elsewhere in the ACORP?  
	No.  Proceed to item 3.  
	Yes.  Complete items 2.a. and 2.b.; then proceed to item 3.  

a.	Check all of the following procedures that are proposed:  
	Prolonged physical restraint, including chairing.  
	Noxious stimuli.  
	Forced exercise.  
	Behavioral manipulations.  
	Other.  Describe:

b.  Describe each procedure and the expected outcome(s) in detail.  Make sure that the frequency, duration, and  interval between repeated manipulations are described:

3.	In the table below, identify who will perform the procedures and practices listed in items 1 and 2 and who will be responsible for monitoring the condition of these animals.  After-hours telephone (or other contact) numbers of the personnel listed must be provided to the veterinary staff in case of an emergency. 

Person	Role (performing procedure/ monitoring)	Office Phone	Pager or cell phone	After-hours contact number	E-mail address	

						

4.	Do these practices or procedures have the potential to cause more than momentary pain and/or discomfort? 
 
	No.  You have completed this appendix; no further information is required in this appendix.  Go to item W on the ACORP.  

	Yes.  Describe the potential pain and/or discomfort here; then proceed to item 5: 

5.	Will pain or stress-relieving agents be administered to the animals that experience pain and/or discomfort?  Then proceed to item 6.  
	No.  Provide a scientific justification for not using pain or stress relieving agents here:
	Yes.  Fill out the table below.  

Agent	Dose (mg/kg) & volume (ml)	Route	Frequency
(e.g. times/day)	Duration
(e.g. days)	

					

6.	Describe the methods used to monitor the condition of the animals during and after the procedures and the criteria that will be used to remove individual animals from these procedures should pain or suffering be present:

7.	Proceed to item W on the ACORP.