All animal shipments to or from another research institutions must be arranged through: 

Office of Animal Resources (OAR)
Shipping Coordinator
319-335-7985
animal-transfer@uiowa.edu(link sends e-mail)

The Office of Animal Resources has very detailed steps and instructions on transferring animals to or from the University of Iowa and other research institutions mapped out on their website.  

Learn more about conducting animal research at the University of Iowa in Section 2b: Working with animals.