Texas A&M AgriLife Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (AgriLife IACUC)
Texas A&M AgriLife employees can visit our SharePoint intranet pages to find forms and more detailed guidance for animal care on campus in Brazos or Burleson counties, and off campus across Texas.
Off-campus Guidance on animal research within Texas A&M
Beyond Brazos and Burleson counties
The Texas A&M AgriLife Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, AgriLife IACUC, evaluates, oversees and authorizes the use of animals in research, teaching, and testing within The Texas A&M University System off campus, outside of Brazos and Burleson counties.
AgriLife IACUC provides guidance, training and support to faculty and staff engaged in animal research.
Report an animal use concern
Anyone concerned with an animal’s welfare or who is aware of non-compliance with policies, rules, regulations, and laws regarding animal care and use for research, teaching, or testing may contact a member of AgriLife IACUC, Attending Veterinarian, or AgriLife IACUC administration. Complainants may remain anonymous. It is the goal of Texas A&M AgriLife to ensure all animals are treated humanely and in accordance with the Animal Welfare Act.
Each AgriLife IACUC member, alternate, and staff member is responsible for referring any concerns received to the AgriLife IACUC Chair. If the concern is made in writing or via email, it will be forwarded to the Chair with a note indicating the date and time of receipt of the concern. All allegations of animal mistreatment or non-compliance are taken seriously and investigated, even if the complainant chooses to remain anonymous.
To make an anonymous report concerning livestock welfare, please contact
Tammi Johnson, Chair | [email protected] | (830) 988-6142
AgriLife IACUC Office | [email protected] | (979) 314-8502, (979) 314-8558
Ethics Point – Risk, Fraud & Misconduct Hotline | (888) 501-3850
Institutional animal care resources
Important contacts
Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Animal Science
Tammi Johnson, Ph.D., AgriLife IACUC Chair
[email protected] | (830) 988-6142
Debbie Perry, AgriLife IACUC Research Compliance Administrator
[email protected] | (979) 314-8502
Camryn LeJeune, Research Compliance Coordinator
[email protected] | (979) 314-8558
Texas A&M AgriLife Ethics and Compliance Office
A part of Texas A&M AgriLife Administrative Services, the Ethics and Compliance Office offers advisory services in ethics, risk, and management, and compliance with federal, state, and Texas A&M laws, policies, regulations, rules, and procedures.
Training and education
CITI Training
It is the responsibility of Texas A&M AgriLife to assure that all Texas A&M AgriLife Research personnel involved in the care, treatment, and use of animals in research and teaching are qualified to perform their duties and are aware of regulations and requirements applicable to their work with animals.
As part of the AgriLife IACUC Animal Use Protocol (AUP) approval process, all personnel associated with an AUP must complete the “Working with the IACUC” training module that is available on the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative, CITI, web site prior to the approval of any new or amended AUPs.
Texas A&M University Biosafety Occupational Health Program
All personnel handling animals on an AgriLife IACUC protocol must enroll in the Texas A&M University Biosafety Occupational Health Program, BOHP.
Zoonotic disease information
For more information on Zoonotic Diseases associated with Livestock and Wildlife, please visit the university’s resource page on working with animals.
Bloodborne pathogens
For information on bloodborne pathogens and the safe handling of sharps, please visit the university’s bloodborne pathogen information page