Frequently asked questions about determining whether your enrichment protocol is appropriate and effective.
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It starts at the very beginning: Scientific and welfare reasons for reviewing neonate care
Resources on rat tickling and how it can be used to promote positive human-animal interactions.
Using what you have learned to benefit the animals in your care and disseminating your findings.
The importance of choosing the appropriate type of enrichment, including examples for rodents and zebrafish.
Webinar on the pioneering approach to implementing refinements for handling mice and rats by Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE).
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A webinar exploring how environmental monitoring can replace the use of sentinel animals for monitoring mouse colonies for the presence of pathogens.
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A video to be used for training and education, to improve mouse welfare within a research setting.
A webinar presenting the welfare benefits of playpens for laboratory rats and how to implement them in your facility.
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10 years of CRACK IT webinar: The Home Cage Analyser, which provides continuous monitoring of group-housed rodents.
Ways to prevent and manage aggression in laboratory animals, with specific advice for a range of mammalian species.
Dr Megan LaFollette (NA3RsC) presents rat tickling as a positive handling technique and provides guidance on putting it into practice.
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A dedicated website with resources for everyone who works with, or is interested in, laboratory macaques.
A video tutorial for technical staff and researchers in how to handle mice using non-aversive methods.
An online course created allowing you to become certified in the correct rat tickling technique.
Definition of key terms used in breeding and colony management.
Group housed zebrafish show lower levels of stress and anxiety when they undergo procedures than those who are housed singly.
A video resource for introductory training on the 3Rs aimed at in vivo researchers and animal technicians.
Questions to consider before you begin a study.
The Fish Behaviour Index (FBI) is an automated tool to monitor the behaviour of singly housed zebrafish.
Recommendations and guidance from an NC3Rs working group on high-yield rodent behavioural experiments focusing on fluid control and head fixation in
A discussion of the animal welfare challenges around the generation of GA mice, and strategies for improving welfare.
Intermittent breeding should be used instead of constant mating to avoid unnecessary wastage of animals, whilst retaining the ability to breed an
Guidelines on non-human primate accommodation, care and use adopted by the major UK bioscience funders.
