The mission of Laboratory Animal Resources (LAR) is to enhance research and teaching excellence by providing quality animal care.

The LAR team is composed of animal care technicians and veterinarians with specialty training and certifications specific to laboratory animal medicine and care. LAR employees are committed to the humane care and use of animals through:

• Quality veterinary oversight, husbandry, social housing and environmental enrichment;
• Facilitating campus research and instructional programs through collaboration, consultation, training, and provision of professional technical and clinical services;
• Reducing experimental variables due to stress and disease;
• Maintaining compliance with applicable federal and state regulations; and
• Upholding the University’s academic and research missions.

LAR is managed and operated in compliance with the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Welfare Act Regulations. The ISU Colleges of Veterinary Medicine and Human Sciences are accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, International (AAALAC). All LAR policies and procedures adhere to the recommendations of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and the Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching.

The care of animals in LAR managed facilities is overseen by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). ISU faculty and staff are required to obtain IACUC approval for these activities regardless of where the animals are maintained and/or the project is carried out.

ISU faculty and staff are encouraged to contact LAR during the planning of projects that will involve the use of LAR managed facilities and during the course of their projects to obtain services and information.

Partners

LAR comprises one part of Iowa State University’s overarching Animal Care and Use Program and works closely with its program partners and the Institutional Official to assure that its components of the program are appropriately administered. For more detailed information about the Animal Care and Use Program, click on the links below:

• ISU Animal Care Program Organizational Chart (pdf)
• Components and Responsible Parties (pdf)
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
• Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)

Per Diems and Animal Procurement

For current per diem charges, please email larweb@iastate.edu.

For assistance with animal procurement, please email larprocure@iastate.edu.

Contact Us

Director

Rob Shipley
1426 Vet Med
Ames, Iowa 50011-1134
Phone: 515-294-0538
Fax: 515-294-3976

General Information

Phone: 515-294-8507
Fax: 515-294-1740
Email: larweb@iastate.edu

**LAR Emergency On-Call Veterinarian 515-290-3012**

If you have questions about:

• Medical procedures/advice during protocol development, please contact larmedical@iastate.edu or 515-294-0537.
• Ordering of controlled substances, go here.
• Per diem rates and other charges, please contact larweb@iastate.edu or 515-294-8507.
• Equipment available for use, please contact larweb@iastate.edu or 515-294-8507.
• Anesthesia machine reservations, please contact larmedical@iastate.edu or 515-294-0537.
• Ordering of animals, please contact larprocure@iastate.edu or 515-294-8508.
• Space availability, please contact larweb@iastate.edu or 515-294-8507.
• Billing and account setup, please contact larbilling@iastate.edu or 515-294-4678.
• Emergency veterinary care, please contact 515-290-3012.