Agricultural Animal Use and Care
Purpose: As required by the U.S. Public Health Service and the U. S. Department of Agriculture, The Ohio State University has established an Institutional Laboratory Animal Care and Use Committee (ILACUC). The ILACUC oversees OSU’s animal program, facilities, and procedures. It is responsible for ensuring that OSU complies with all applicable provisions of the Animal Welfare Act and other federal statutes and regulations relating to animals.
The ILACUC has delegated to the Agricultural Animal Care and Use Committee (AgACUC) the responsibility for ensuring that research and teaching activities involving agricultural species in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences meet the care and use requirements spelled out in the “Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Agricultural Research and Teaching.”
Committee Membership: Committee consists of:
1. Nine faculty members appointed by the Vice-President for Agricultural Administration for staggered three-year terms, including the College representatives to ILACUC.
2. The College attending veterinarian.
3. A non-OSU representative.
4. Ex-officio member is Head, of FAHRP (liaison to College Administration).
Members
Michael Davis - 9/30/2011 Vice-Chair, Animal Sciences
Michael Day - 9/30/2009 Animal Sciences
Juliette Hanson - Attending Veterinarian, Standing
Jeffrey LeJuene - 9/30/2010 FAHRP
Steve Loerch - Chair & ILACUC Rep., Standing
Roger Maurer - Lay Member
George Mullet - Renovations & Planning, Standing
Debra Powell - 9/30/2010 ATI Representative
Gireesh Rajashekara - 9/30/2011 FAHRP
Y. Mohamed Saif - Ex-officio Member, Standing
Ken Scaife Research Operations, Standing
Sandy Velleman - 9/30/2009 Animal Sciences
William Weiss - 9/30/2011 Animal Sciences & ILACUC Alternate
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