Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee
Amendment to Increase Animal Numbers
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GA Tech IACUC Policies and Procedures
Principal Investigator/Protocol
Principal Investigator:
Emergency Contact Number: / Protocol Number Being Amended:
Protocol Title:
Request to Increase Animal Numbers
The Attending Veterinarian must be consulted in the case of any adverse event of change requiring additional animals.
Species / USDA Pain Classification / Number of Animals Requested
Justification for Increased Number of Animals:
You were originally asked to justify the number of animals necessary to complete the project. Please explain why you are asking for additional animals at this time and provide justification for the additional animals.
(For example: Why could you not complete the project with the number of animals requested? Did you experience an adverse event? Do you need to use the same protocol to test a similar substance that was not yet available when the original protocol was approved? Do you want to try a revised surgical technique on a cadaver animal before submitting a new/revised IACUC application?)
New procedures (not previously described in the approved protocol) on new animals are considered new protocols and require the submission of a new IACUC Application. Pilot studies are new protocols and require a new IACUC Application. Changing species or the addition of a new species on an approved protocol requires the submission of a protocol amendment.
PI Certification
In lieu of a written signature, PI may submit protocol application via e-mail to from your GT email account.
Date: Principal Investigator Signature ______(or submit via GIT email for electronic signature)
Georgia Institute of Technology IACUC Amendment to Increase Animal Numbers
Office of Research Integrity Assurance January 2014
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