{"id":214,"date":"2023-10-30T00:47:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T00:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.iium.edu.my\/iacuc\/?page_id=214"},"modified":"2025-03-11T03:32:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T03:32:31","slug":"guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.iium.edu.my\/iacuc\/?page_id=214","title":{"rendered":"Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-colibri-id=\"214-c124\" class=\"style-452 style-local-214-c124 position-relative\">\n  <!---->\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"214-c139\" id=\"reusable-sections\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-863 style-local-214-c139 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-fluid-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"214-c140\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-0 gutters-row-md-0 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-0 gutters-row-v-md-0 gutters-row-v-0 style-864 style-local-214-c140 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-0 gutters-col-md-0 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-0 gutters-col-v-md-0 gutters-col-v-0\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-6 h-col-md-6 h-col-12 style-865-outer style-local-214-c141-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"214-c141\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-0 h-px-md-0 h-px-0 v-inner-lg-0 v-inner-md-0 v-inner-0 style-865 style-local-214-c141 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n                <!---->\n                <div 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style-local-214-c144\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h5 class=\"\">MYCODE<\/h5>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"214-c145\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-869 style-local-214-c145 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-869 style-local-214-c145\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h2 class=\"\">Malaysian Code of Practice for Care of Animal for Scientific Purposes <\/h2>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"214-c146\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-870 style-local-214-c146 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p>The Malaysian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes (MYCODE) have been drawn up after a review of the principles and practices adopted by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), and references\n                      from countries such as Australia, Singapore and the United States of America.&nbsp;<span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">IIUM-IACUC adhere to this code of practice.<\/span>\n                      <br>\n                      <br>Link to Guideline:&nbsp;\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvs.gov.my\/dvs\/resources\/user_1\/2023\/AKH\/MyCode.pdf\" class=\"customize-unpreviewable\">MyCode.pdf (dvs.gov.my)<\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"214-c125\" id=\"custom\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-453 style-local-214-c125 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"214-c126\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-456 style-local-214-c126 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-457-outer style-local-214-c127-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"214-c127\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-457 style-local-214-c127 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"214-c128\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-458 style-local-214-c128 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-458 style-local-214-c128\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h1 class=\"\">Animal Welfare Act 2015 (act 772)<\/h1>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"214-c129\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-454 style-local-214-c129 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-455-outer style-local-214-c130-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"214-c130\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-455 style-local-214-c130 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"214-c131\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-459 style-local-214-c131 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p>\n                      <u>Section 26 of Animal Welfare Act 2015 (Act 772)<\/u>\n                    <\/p>\n                    <p>Animals used in research, testing or teaching<\/p>\n                    <p>(1) No person shall use animals in research, testing or teaching unless\u2014<\/p>\n                    <p>(a) all reasonable steps are taken to ensure that the physical,health, and behavioral needs of those animals are inaccordance with this Act and the subsidiary legislation as may be prescribed by the Minister;<\/p>\n                    <p>(b) the animals shall receive, where practicable, treatment that alleviates any unreasonable or unnecessary pain or distress when the animals are ill or injured; or<\/p>\n                    <p>(c) any degree of pain or distress is reduced to the minimum possible in the circumstances where the nature of the research, testing, or teaching cannot comply with paragraph (a) or (b).<\/p>\n                    <p>You may refer to the details in&nbsp;\n                      <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.iium.edu.my\/sites\/default\/files\/users\/314\/files\/MY_FS_BIL_2015_19.pdf\" style=\"color: rgb(37, 107, 201);\">Animal Welfare Act 2015<\/a>.<\/p>\n                    <p>\n                      <br>\n                    <\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"214-c132\" id=\"custom-2\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-460 style-local-214-c132 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"214-c133\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-463 style-local-214-c133 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-464-outer style-local-214-c134-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"214-c134\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-464 style-local-214-c134 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"214-c135\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-465 style-local-214-c135 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-465 style-local-214-c135\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h1 class=\"\">IIUM Animal Ethics Policy 2009<\/h1>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"214-c136\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-461 style-local-214-c136 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style-466 style-local-214-c138 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p><strong>SECTION I<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p>\n                      <u>GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR THE CARE AND USE OF ANIMALS FOR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES<\/u>\n                    <\/p>\n                    <p>The Policy emphasises the responsibilities of all those involved in the care and use of animals. This embraces a duty of care that demands a genuine commitment to the welfare of the animals, a respect for the contribution the animals\n                      make to research and teaching and a desire to promote the animals\u2019 wellbeing.<\/p>\n                    <p>Encapsulated in the Policy is the need in scientific and teaching activities to consider 3Rs:<\/p>\n                    <p>\u2022 the Replacement of animals with other methods;<\/p>\n                    <p>\u2022 the Reduction in the number of animals used; and<\/p>\n                    <p>\u2022 the Refinement of techniques used to reduce the adverse impact on animals.<\/p>\n                    <p>More info in&nbsp;\n                      <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.iium.edu.my\/sites\/default\/files\/users\/314\/files\/IIUM%20Research%20Ethics%20in%20Handling%20Animals.pdf\" style=\"color: rgb(37, 107, 201);\">IIUM Animal Ethics Policy 2009<\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n                    <p>\n                      <br>\n                    <\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MYCODE Malaysian Code of Practice for Care of Animal for Scientific Purposes The Malaysian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes (MYCODE) have been drawn up after a review of the principles and practices adopted by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), and references from countries such as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.iium.edu.my\/iacuc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/214"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.iium.edu.my\/iacuc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.iium.edu.my\/iacuc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.iium.edu.my\/iacuc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.iium.edu.my\/iacuc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=214"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/research.iium.edu.my\/iacuc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":689,"href":"https:\/\/research.iium.edu.my\/iacuc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/214\/revisions\/689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.iium.edu.my\/iacuc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}