These procedures are intended to ensure the integrity of work carried out with animals is of the highest standard
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are detailed descriptions of routine procedures used in research that have been approved by the Animal Ethics Committee (AEC). SOPs are intended to ensure the integrity of work carried out with animals is of the highest standard and that processes are reviewed and updated on a regular basis.
SOPs in animal ethics applications
Approved SOPs may be used to complement an animal ethics approval application and should be attached to the Documents tab in RIMS when drafting your submission. Any variety in technique from an approved SOP must be stated in the application and the variation described in full.
SOP submissions
Investigators are invited to submit a procedure for inclusion as an approved SOP, provided it describes one procedure only and doesn’t include a series of complex procedures. An SOP may contain multiple SOPs provided each is cited and the resultant SOP wouldn’t require modification. SOPs for laboratory animal procedures must be prepared or reviewed by the animal facilities manager.
Griffith University AEC-approved wildlife SOPs
- SOP W-1 Netting and Trapping FW fish (PDF 64k)
- SOP W-2 Electrofishing in FW (PDF 64k)
- SOP W-3 Euthanasia of fish (PDF 64k)
- SOP W-4 Collecting, Swabbing and Marking Frogs (PDF 169k)
- SOP W-6 Fin-clipping of fish (PDF 64k)
These SOPS have been previously approved by the Animal Ethics Committee and can be used as a template for including in your animal ethics application. The Animal Ethics Committee will review the SOP at this time, and give further approval to use the SOP for a 2-year period.
Contact us
Call (07) 3735 2069 or email us for any queries regarding animal ethics at Griffith.