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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

Professor Jane Hurst and Mr John Waters answer your questions about the refined handling techniques.

A white mouse being held in a plastic tunnel, demonstrating refined handling.

The positive impact playpens have on laboratory rat welfare, and guidance on how to set one up in your institution.

A tall cage which has been used to create a rat playpen. There are three different tiers with ladders to allow the rats to climb up between each one. A number of white rats can be seen moving between the different levels. Enrichment and play objects are available on each level including an cardboard box that used to hold laboratory gloves, coloured balls, tubes, a wheel and a raised platform on the top level with some bedding material.

A high level introduction to best practice in mouse colony management, including confirming, archiving and maintaining mouse strains.

White icons of a magnifying glass focused on a mouse, on a blue background

An introduction to systematic reviews, a powerful method used to assess accumulating evidence related to a specific research question.

A stack of papers

Resources on rat tickling and how it can be used to promote positive human-animal interactions.

A white rat in a clear plastic cage with wooden shavings, being tickled by a gloved hand.

Learn more about why the single use of needles should be standard practice and how to implement this in your facility.

A rat being injected with a hypodermic needle
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Learn about the winning in vitro method for evaluating hormone potency and the highly commended organ-on-a-chip device to determine liver toxicity.

3Rs Prize webinar title slide from 2024