RA5500: Research Administration – Animal Care

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Schedule Number

RA5500

Primary Title

Research – Animal Care

Office of Primary Responsibility

UBCV: Animal Research 

UBCO: Animal Care and Use 

Description

Operating under the requirements set out in BoG Policy LR2 – Research Policy, records in this series support the Animal Care Program including: animal care protocols, policies and procedures; minutes and recommendations from the Animal Care Committee; animal care oversight records which includes facility inspections, reviews, and advice; protocols on acquisition of animals as well as training and outreach. The records also include animal care services such as quality improvement, and special technical and surgical requests.

Vital: Yes (Animal Care Certificate)

PIB: No

Authority:

BoG Policy LR2 - Research Policy 

Canadian Council on Animal Care

Date Approved: 20220729

Retention Schedule Secondaries

Secondary No. Secondary Title, Scope & Content Retention, Destruction & Disposition

01  

Policies and Procedures  

EV+5Y, FR    

EV=Date superseded or obsolete   

FR=UA will fully retain records from this series 

05  

General    

EV+5Y, D  

EV=Date superseded or obsolete   

10 

Animal Acquisition and Delivery

Includes transfers.

CY+7Y, D 

11 

Animal Care Certificate 

EV+7Y, D 

EV=Date superseded or obsolete. 

12 

Animal Facility and Oversight 

Inventory, audit, inspection, review, advise.

CY+7Y, D 

20  

Committees

Animal Care.

CY+5Y, FR 

FR=UA will fully retain records from this series 

25 

Special Technical and Surgical Service Requests 

CY+7Y, D 

28 

Training and Outreach 

CY+10Y, D 

45  

Issues  

CY+10Y, D

60  

Reports  

Includes Facility Inspection reports.

CY+10Y, SR 

SR=UA will selectively retain records from this series 

Acronym Key: AY = Academic Year; CY = Calendar Year; D = Destroy; EV = Event; FY = Fiscal Year; FR = Full Retention by University Archives unless otherwise noted; OPR = Office or Department responsible for source of truth records; SO = when superseded or obsolete; SR = Selective Retention by University Archives; UA = University Archives; Y = Year