Animal Welfare: refers to the state of the animal; the treatment that an animal receives is covered by other terms such as animal care, animal husbandry, and humane treatment. Protecting an animal's welfare means providing for its physical and mental needs.
DATE: February 9, 2017TIME: 3:00pm PT, 6:00pm ETThe presentation will very briefly cover the regulatory system for lab animals in China, as well as the regulations and guidelines a...
DATE: February 9, 2017TIME: 1:30pm PT, 4:30pm ETThe animal research field has gotten more sophisticated with the use of genetically engineered animals, biohazardous agents, and advanced...
DATE: February 9, 2017TIME: 10:30am PT, 1:30pm ETDuring the last 50 years the claims for continuous development and training of laboratory animal staff has been progressively devel...
DATE: February 9, 2017TIME: 9:00am PT, 12:00pm ETThe last few years have led to great progress in Chile in terms of laboratory animal care and use. There are new legal mandates to prote...
DATE: February 9, 2017TIME: 6:00am PT, 9:00am ETThere is no professional area in which CPD is more necessary than in the field of laboratory animals. The continuous advancement of scien...
DATE: February 8, 2017TIME: 3:00pm PT, 6:00pm ETMeloxicam is an analgesic NSAID commonly used in mice. Anecdotal evidence supports the use of alternative delivery methods for analgesics...
DATE: February 8, 2017TIME: 12:00pm PT, 3:00pm ETIn-vivo surgical models are becoming more prevalent and more critical to the drug development process. As the vast majority of ind...
DATE: February 8, 2017TIME: 9:00am PT, Noon ETTraining programs for animal care and use personnel are integral to both animal welfare and quality research outcomes. There are a variety...
DATE: February 8, 2017TIME: 9:00am PT, 12:00pm ETThere are many factors involved in rabbit breeding that impact performance. In this evaluation of a Dutch Belted rabbit breeding c...
A crucial part of providing animals for research is successful breeding. Still, in many mouse facilities breeding efficiency is complicated by problems with reproduction, such as pre-weaning...
Science continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Our understanding of laboratory animal behavior and welfare is also growing. The biomedical research community continues to receive criticisms fro...
Working with animals carries legal, scientific and ethical responsibilities. These responsibilities merge as we strive to humanely use the least number of animals necessary to provide t...
The environment has been found to be a major contributor to data variability and many aspects of the laboratory environment are stressful to rodents and do not accurately reflect the human ex...
The reproducibility of animal studies is now critical to ensure that limited resources are used wisely and that efforts yield useable knowledge. At this time, IACUCs and other similar a...
The fate of all but a very few laboratory animals is to be killed at the end of their experimental lives. There is a moral responsibility to give the animals used in science a humane death by...
In the last decade the number of publications in zebrafish tripled, from 938 in 2005 to 2432 in 2015 (Pubmed database; keyword: “zebrafish” in Title/Abstract;...
Public, legal & ethical acceptability of animal research not only warrants respect for animal welfare & the 3Rs, but also that the perceived benefits can outweigh the pain, discomfort...
The use of laboratory animals requires education and training of persons who are to design and/or perform animal experiments. It is essential for these persons to practice various procedures...
Animal studies performed on behalf of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) are expected to uphold the core principles established by Corporate Policy 403, ‘Care, Welfare and Treatment of Animals by GS...
Quality animal research is based on quality animal care and use. This is achieved by coordinating several key personnel and activities, and implementing appropriate animal care and use proced...
Why did we change focus from the 3Rs to Systematic Reviews? Questionnaires on the 3Rs have revealed that the 3R search gets no high priority and the 3R search process is never included in fun...
As evidenced by the changes in the new Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory animals and the latest AVMA Panel on Euthanasia, it is clear that there is growing concern about the care and w...
The management of animal research programs has evolved into a complex and multifaceted endeavor. Scientific discovery moves at a fast pace and our knowledge of animal science is continually...
In the context of an experimental project requiring surgical preparation of animals, training is not only required for technicians lacking a strong surgical background but also for more exper...
DATE: February 9, 2017TIME: 3:00pm PT, 6:00pm ETThe presentation will very briefly cover the regulatory system for lab animals in China, as well as the regulations and guidelines a...
DATE: February 9, 2017TIME: 1:30pm PT, 4:30pm ETThe animal research field has gotten more sophisticated with the use of genetically engineered animals, biohazardous agents, and advanced...
DATE: February 9, 2017TIME: 10:30am PT, 1:30pm ETDuring the last 50 years the claims for continuous development and training of laboratory animal staff has been progressively devel...
DATE: February 9, 2017TIME: 9:00am PT, 12:00pm ETThe last few years have led to great progress in Chile in terms of laboratory animal care and use. There are new legal mandates to prote...
DATE: February 9, 2017TIME: 6:00am PT, 9:00am ETThere is no professional area in which CPD is more necessary than in the field of laboratory animals. The continuous advancement of scien...
DATE: February 8, 2017TIME: 3:00pm PT, 6:00pm ETMeloxicam is an analgesic NSAID commonly used in mice. Anecdotal evidence supports the use of alternative delivery methods for analgesics...
DATE: February 8, 2017TIME: 12:00pm PT, 3:00pm ETIn-vivo surgical models are becoming more prevalent and more critical to the drug development process. As the vast majority of ind...
DATE: February 8, 2017TIME: 9:00am PT, Noon ETTraining programs for animal care and use personnel are integral to both animal welfare and quality research outcomes. There are a variety...
DATE: February 8, 2017TIME: 9:00am PT, 12:00pm ETThere are many factors involved in rabbit breeding that impact performance. In this evaluation of a Dutch Belted rabbit breeding c...
A crucial part of providing animals for research is successful breeding. Still, in many mouse facilities breeding efficiency is complicated by problems with reproduction, such as pre-weaning...
Science continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Our understanding of laboratory animal behavior and welfare is also growing. The biomedical research community continues to receive criticisms fro...
Working with animals carries legal, scientific and ethical responsibilities. These responsibilities merge as we strive to humanely use the least number of animals necessary to provide t...
The environment has been found to be a major contributor to data variability and many aspects of the laboratory environment are stressful to rodents and do not accurately reflect the human ex...
The reproducibility of animal studies is now critical to ensure that limited resources are used wisely and that efforts yield useable knowledge. At this time, IACUCs and other similar a...
The fate of all but a very few laboratory animals is to be killed at the end of their experimental lives. There is a moral responsibility to give the animals used in science a humane death by...
In the last decade the number of publications in zebrafish tripled, from 938 in 2005 to 2432 in 2015 (Pubmed database; keyword: “zebrafish” in Title/Abstract;...
Public, legal & ethical acceptability of animal research not only warrants respect for animal welfare & the 3Rs, but also that the perceived benefits can outweigh the pain, discomfort...
The use of laboratory animals requires education and training of persons who are to design and/or perform animal experiments. It is essential for these persons to practice various procedures...
Animal studies performed on behalf of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) are expected to uphold the core principles established by Corporate Policy 403, ‘Care, Welfare and Treatment of Animals by GS...
Quality animal research is based on quality animal care and use. This is achieved by coordinating several key personnel and activities, and implementing appropriate animal care and use proced...
Why did we change focus from the 3Rs to Systematic Reviews? Questionnaires on the 3Rs have revealed that the 3R search gets no high priority and the 3R search process is never included in fun...
As evidenced by the changes in the new Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory animals and the latest AVMA Panel on Euthanasia, it is clear that there is growing concern about the care and w...
The management of animal research programs has evolved into a complex and multifaceted endeavor. Scientific discovery moves at a fast pace and our knowledge of animal science is continually...
In the context of an experimental project requiring surgical preparation of animals, training is not only required for technicians lacking a strong surgical background but also for more exper...