eRAM: V2 Location(s) of Animal Activities and Transportation

Overview

The Location(s) of Animal Activities and Transportation between Locations page is where you specify housing location and procedure location details where animal species will be housed and used for research. All approved animal facilities have criteria that govern their use for animal research and housing. If the location you select does not meet the approved criteria for the species and/or research, you will receive an error message when you validate the application. Contact your RCA or the ACU Office for further assistance.

Note Locations are protocol-specific. If you work on multiple protocols, ensure that the room you intend to use is specifically approved on each protocol.

Step-by-Step Process

1. Click Update next to the applicable species.
   Note If no species are listed, they must first be added on the Species-Specific Animal Information page.

2. Select Yes/No to indicate if animal housing and/or procedures will occur within ULAM’s vivarium or procedure spaces of Ann Arbor, Flint, and/or Dearborn campus.
   Note If you selected Yes, continue to step 3.  If you selected No, go to step 6.

3. Click Add to select Location(s) within ULAM's vivarium or procedure spaces.
4. Enter and select the ULAM Facility for housing and/or procedures.
   Note Alternatively, you can browse for the name of the building. Select the correct building from the list, then click OK.

5. Click OK.
   Notes

• If you need to add another ULAM facility for the same species, click OK and Add Another.
• If the location information is no longer applicable or was entered in error, click delete (delete) to remove the building from the Edit Protocol Species page.

6. Select Yes/No if housing and/or procedures will occur in the PI laboratory space(s) that are outside of ULAM’s vivarium or procedure spaces and/or in the animals’ natural habitat and/or in an accredited zoo, sanctuary, and/or other wildlife facility.
   Note If you selected Yes, continue to step 7.  If you selected No, go to step 17.

7. Select Yes/No if animals will be brought to PI spaces and will remain there, outside of ULAM’s vivarium for mother an (>) 12 hours of removal from the vivarium for USDA regulated species and/or more than (>) 24 hours of removal from the vivarium for non-USDA regulated species.
   Note If you selected No, continue to step 8.  If you selected Yes, go to step 9.
8. Enter why it is necessary to house animals outside of ULAM’s vivarium or procedure spaces.

9. Click Add to select Housing locations outside of ULAM's vivarium or procedure spaces.
10. Enter and select the Location for housing.

11. Click OK.
    Notes

• If you need to add another housing location for the same species, click OK and Add Another.
• If the location information is no longer applicable or was entered in error, click delete (delete) to remove the location from the Edit Protocol Species page.

12. Select Yes/No if procedures will be conducted outside of ULAM’s vivarium or procedure spaces.
    Note If you selected Yes, continue to step 13.  If you selected No, go to step 17.

13. Click Add to add Location(s) outside of ULAM's vivarium or procedure spaces.
14. Enter and select the Location(s) for procedure(s).

15. Select Yes/No if the below unique activities will be performed in this room.
16. Click OK.
    Notes

• If you need to add another protocol location, click OK and Add Another.
• If the location information is no longer applicable or was entered in error, click delete (delete) to remove the location from the Edit Protocol Species page.

17. Select Yes/No to the Transportation question.
    Note If you selected No, continue to step 18.  If you selected Yes, go to step 19.

18. Enter the rationale for responding “No”.
19. Click OK.
    Notes

• Your answers will be updated on the Detail section of the Location page.
• If you need to change the answers to the location information, click Update.
• If a species on the Species-Specific Animal Information page is identified as Captured Wildlife then extra questions will display to be completed regarding Wildlife Captivity.
• Repeat steps 1-19 to update location details for each species listed on the protocol.

20. Click Save.