Lab Animal Welfare
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- Created on: 21-07-18 14:08
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- Lab Animal Welfare
- The 3Rs
- Replacement - Methods that avoid or replace use of protected animals
- E.g. cell cultures, abattoir materials, computer models, invertebrates
- Reduction - Methods that minimise animal use
- Better experimental design, better response measurement, sharing animals/tissues, longitudinal studies
- Refinement - Improvement to procedures or AH that improve welfare and/or minimise harm
- Analgesics, handling, environmental enrichment, training
- Replacement - Methods that avoid or replace use of protected animals
- Legislation
- Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986
- Protects vertebrates in all procedures likely to cause pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm
- Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986
- Assessment of Suffering
- Simple scoring system that assesses appearance, behaviour, food/water intake and action that needs to be taken
- Cover, Shelter and enrichment
- Areas for resting, hiding, playing and nest-building
- Put in social groups and mice very communal
- Artificial selection and inbreeding has helped to increase social tolerance and reduce variability
- The 3Rs
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