A newsletter for animal technicians interested in putting the 3Rs into practice in their facilities.

A newsletter for animal technicians interested in putting the 3Rs into practice in their facilities.
Guidance on choosing the appropriate anesthesia for laboratory animals, including links to further resources.
Report from an in-person workshop for the Named Information Officer community held in September 2024.
A joint webinar from the NC3Rs/RSPCA Animals in Science department on refining the use of amphibians in research.
Helping those who work with animals in research to be more effective in searching for and keeping up with information relevant to animal research
Learn more about skin swabbing as a welfare refinement, and how to establish a protocol for skin swabbing in your laboratory.
Research published to-date on the tunnel handling and cupping methods for handling mice
Results from a survey of the Named Information Officer community in the UK, collected and published in 2024.
Exercises to enhance critical analysis skills and improve your ability to evaluate scientific literature.
Support to communicate the 3Rs and impacts arising from your research.
A framework to improve the lives of laboratory rodents through refined management approaches.
Information to help refine the housing and husbandry of the laboratory mouse.
Guidance, information and recommendations for those working with zebrafish.
Guidance on best practices in handling and restraint for mice, rats and other laboratory rodents.
Recommendations for reducing aggression between group-housed male mice.
Practical advice on calculating how many matings to set up, including available breeding calculator tools.
Guidance on best practices in confirming, archiving and maintaining strains.
Answers to some of the most often asked questions on breeding and maintaining GA mouse colonies.
A high level introduction to best practice in mouse colony management, including confirming, archiving and maintaining mouse strains.
Guidance on the role of the 3Rs Champion within the research community.
Information on techniques for sampling blood in the mouse, covering non-surgical, surgical and terminal techniques.
An e-learning course covering the evidence base for adopting refined handling methods and the practical applications.
Recommendations and guidance from an NC3Rs working group on high-yield rodent behavioural experiments focusing on fluid control and head fixation in
Recordings from a webinar series exploring the topic of culture of care.