Cayuse Animal Oversight (AO) is UK's online animal research protocol management and animal ordering system. It also tracks animal census, personnel training and invoicing. All University of Kentucky animal research protocol applications must be processed via AO. Principal investigators and research staff involved in assisting investigators in preparing protocol applications and/or ordering animals must have user accounts established before they can access AO.
- Principal Investigator (PI) qualification requirements: The IACUC has established requirements for PIs in IACUC Document 113. New PIs should confirm they meet the requirements before requesting an AO PI user account.
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Access to Cayuse AO: Access to the Cayuse AO system is restricted to:
Principal Investigators (PIs)
Approved members of a PI’s group who are authorized to create or edit protocols and animal orders on the PI’s behalf
DLAR staff who require access to perform their job responsibilitiesPlease note that read-only access is not currently available within the protocol system.
To request access, complete the Cayuse AO Access Request form. - Browsers: Chrome (recommended), Firefox and Safari are the supported browsers. Internet Explorer and Edge do not work with AO.
- Veterinary Consultation: For Vet Consults prior to protocol submission.
- Start the protocol: Logon to Cayuse AO and begin protocol preparation.
- Save your work often.