Approaches for sampling blood in the marmoset, covering non-surgical and terminal techniques.
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Information to help refine the housing and husbandry of the laboratory ferret.
Principles to help minimise stress and discomfort in laboratory animals when taking blood samples.
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An online resource to help you perform systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
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A webinar introducing our two 3Rs self-assessment tools; one for research groups and the other for research institutions.
Paper clarifies that the forced swim test is not a regulatory requirement for the development of new antidepressants (NC3Rs & MHRA project).
Information to help refine the housing and husbandry of the laboratory gerbil.
Links to mouse databases and resources to support good colony management.
Resources and case studies about the technologies available to replace animal-derived antibodies.
Resources and information about animal-free cell culture media reagents for 3Rs benefits and improved reproducibility.
Resources to support the use of animal-free enzyme technologies and cells.
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10 years of CRACK IT webinar: A human stem cell-based in vitro system to assess cardiotoxicity in new drugs.
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10 years of CRACK IT webinar: The NephroScreen human kidney-on-a-chip platform, which could replace in vivo nephrotoxicity studies in drug development
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Hear from the 3Rs Prize winner, Dr Laura Pellegrini (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology).
An introduction to assessing the welfare impact of new enrichment.
The importance of choosing the appropriate type of enrichment, including examples for rodents and zebrafish.
Questions to consider before you begin a study.
Using ethograms, preference tests and motivation tests to evaluate enrichment, including example protocols.
Minimising the influence of bias and understanding the limitations of an evaluation.
Using what you have learned to benefit the animals in your care and disseminating your findings.
Frequently asked questions about determining whether your enrichment protocol is appropriate and effective.
Considerations and resources to support in vivo researchers as they return to working with laboratory animals following a lockdown.
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In this webinar Professor Paul Flecknell explains the benefits of e-learning for laboratory animal professionals.
A webinar presenting the welfare benefits of playpens for laboratory rats and how to implement them in your facility.
