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How to recognise and prevent pain, suffering and distress in laboratory animals.
![A screenshot of an e-learning module activity, with a photo of a white rat labelled with green "i" buttons to indicate where trainees can click for more information. A label reads "Body posture: the posture is normal".](/sites/default/files/styles/image_16_9/public/2021-11/Welfare%20assessment%20of%20rat.png?itok=iNtVVEh5)
![Mice in a cage with a pipe connected to it, to be used for euthanasia.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_16_9/public/2021-11/Euthanasia%20chamber_0.jpg?h=fccb2220&itok=Ilx4SEC7)
Ensuring best practice in anaesthesia for minor procedures.
![A brown mouse under anaesthetic.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_16_9/public/2021-11/Anaesthetised%20mouse.jpg?h=efd930be&itok=QlQVcEcZ)
Factors to consider prior to anaesthesia of laboratory animals.
![A white rat curled up in its cage.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_16_9/public/2021-11/Pre-anaesthetic%20preparations%20e-learning%20resource%20%28EU21-1%29.jpg?itok=ixXPXcBy)
How to choose appropriate anaesthetic agents and regimens.
![A tank with a purple label reading "Use Only Isoflurane".](/sites/default/files/styles/image_16_9/public/2021-11/Use%20only%20isoflurane%20-%20anaesthesia.png?h=91601ab5&itok=SASZ-g8u)
Why and how to monitor anaesthetised animals.
![A diagram of a rat showing the skeleton and nervous system, with question marks indicating where trainees can click for more information.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_16_9/public/2021-11/Rat%20diagram%20for%20anaesthetic%20monitoring.jpeg?h=a9129e03&itok=Ic8Fg2AL)
Use of different anaesthetic breathing systems, airway management, and neuromuscular blocking drugs.
![A diagram of a rabbit breathing apparatus for anaesthesia, demonstrating the flow of air, oxygen and carbon dioxide.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_16_9/public/2021-11/Rabbit%20breathing%20apparatus%20for%20anaesthesia_1.jpg?itok=P3BhES8k)
Managing anaesthesia and what can be done to prevent problems.
![Screenshot of the e-learning module on Anaesthetic management and preventing problems (EU21-5).](/sites/default/files/styles/image_16_9/public/2021-11/Anaesthetic%20management%20and%20preventing%20problems%20%28EU21-5%29.jpg?h=138c58f5&itok=NDKZJVCo)
Recovery from anaesthesia and post-anaesthetic support.
![A guinea pig recovering from anaesthesia in a nest of hay on top of a towel in a warming chamber.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_16_9/public/2021-11/Guinea%20pig%20post-anaesthetic%20care.jpg?itok=OPfrBM_g)
Post-operative pain relief for laboratory animals, including selecting and using analgesics.
![A close up of an animal being injected with analgesia](/sites/default/files/styles/image_16_9/public/2022-03/EU21.7%20bupivacaine%20injection.png?itok=PHEfYTYW)
Recognising pain and assessing its severity in laboratory animals following surgery.
![Screenshot of the EU 21-8 training module, featuring a mouse on a gloved hand](/sites/default/files/styles/image_16_9/public/2022-03/EU%2021.8%20-%20Facial%20expressions.png?itok=xp7rZ2gL)
To support the adoption of non-aversive methods for picking up mice, we have produced an A2-sized poster for display.
![Screenshot of the NC3Rs Mouse Handling poster which outlines guidance on non-aversive handling techniques for the laboratory mouse](/sites/default/files/styles/image_16_9/public/2021-10/Mouse%20handling%20poster%20screenshot.png?itok=HzlQDVgv)
Tips and strategies for rolling out the refined handling methods in your facility.
![Black mouse sitting on open hands. The technician is wearing a blue coveralls and blue medical grade gloves.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_16_9/public/2021-10/Black%20mouse%20sitting%20on%20gloved%20hands.jpg?itok=IS6JBJ2J)
Professor Jane Hurst and Mr John Waters answer your questions about the refined handling techniques.
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The Fish Behaviour Index (FBI) is an automated tool to monitor the behaviour of singly housed zebrafish.
![Fish image taken by the Fish Behaviour Index](/sites/default/files/styles/image_16_9/public/2022-01/Fish%20image%20taken%20by%20the%20Fish%20Behaviour%20Index_0.jpg?itok=3LhF6-Xw)
The welfare benefits of double-decker rodent cages in allowing rats to engage in natural behaviours.
![Two white rats sit in a plastic IVC rat cage. Both are facing towards the camera. You can see a carboard tube (enrichment) towards the bottom right of the cage and a wire food hopper full of pellets in the middle back of the photo. There is an orange card pinned to the front where details of the animals can be recorded, the word moderate can be seen in caps stamped across the card.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_16_9/public/2022-01/rats%20in%20double%20decker%20ivc%20cage%20telemetry_0.jpg?itok=PDUeeudy)
A video tutorial for technical staff and researchers in how to handle mice using non-aversive methods.
![A brown mouse in a tube](/sites/default/files/styles/image_16_9/public/2021-09/tunnel%20handling%202.png?itok=T4eHEb1d)
Professor Jane Hurst of the University of Liverpool shares the evidence base supporting refined mouse handling techniques as well as practical advice
![A brown mouse in a tube](/sites/default/files/styles/image_16_9/public/2021-09/tunnel%20handling%202.png?itok=T4eHEb1d)
Group housed zebrafish show lower levels of stress and anxiety when they undergo procedures than those who are housed singly.
![A row of plastic fish tanks holding zebrafish at a laboratory. The tanks are tall and narrow, and sit next to each other in numbered racks. The whole aquarium has a blue hue to it. You can see many zebrafish in each tank, socially housed.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_16_9/public/2022-01/Fish%20tanks%20in%20an%20aquarium%20blue.jpg?itok=REe5e3Fe)
Download short video clips for use in in-house training.
![Encouraging the mouse into the tunnel](/sites/default/files/styles/image_16_9/public/2021-10/Tunnel%20handling.jpg?itok=ixGIhodH)
Key issues for the humane killing of laboratory animals.
![A laboratory technician and a rat in a tank](/sites/default/files/styles/image_16_9/public/2021-10/huw-golledge-blog1_0.jpg?itok=ZbfsjLQL)
A comprehensive resource on common marmosets, funded by the NC3Rs.
It starts at the very beginning: Scientific and welfare reasons for reviewing neonate care
![A litter of black mice with an adult mouse, nesting in the corner of their home cage](/sites/default/files/styles/image_16_9/public/2021-11/Black%20mouse%20pups%20with%20adult.jpg?h=f0f30a64&itok=C2a4E_Wm)