Simple Tips to Significantly Improve Rodent Surgical Outcomes
Join Dr. Marcel Perret-Gentil who will present six simple-to-implement techniques to significantly improve surgical outcomes.
USDA Under Fire for Relaxing Animal Welfare Inspection Standards
Originally posted on Scientist.com, this article references a lawsuit filed by the Harvard Law School Animal Law and Policy Clinic against the United States Department of Agriculture for failing to conduct full annual inspections and highlights the need for an independent, transparent assessment program.
5 Hot Topics in Refinement of Nonhuman Primate Neuroscience Research
Adapted from an article published in Laboratory Animal Science Professional Magazine, this blog entry highlights the importance of nonhuman primates (NHPs) in neuroscience research as well as five recent evidence-based NHP refinement advances in neuroscience.
#ExpertAnswers: Aileen King on Experimental Protocol
Dr. Aileen King discusses how even small changes to experimental protocol can substantially impact both welfare and data interpretation when studying blood glucose homeostasis in mice.
RRSSC – Rodent Inhalation and Injectable Anaesthesia Workshop
This workshop is essential for those who want to gain insight into administering injectable and inhalation anesthetics while monitoring vital physiological parameters in rats and mice.
Sex, Drugs and Protocol: How Researcher Choices Impact Experimental Outcomes in Preclinical Diabetes Research
Aileen King presents data showing that small alterations to experimental protocol and choice of model can impact on both welfare and data interpretation when studying blood glucose homeostasis in mice.
#ExpertAnswers: John Hasenau & Jeffrey Zynda on Animal Model Translation, Welfare and Housing
John Hasenau, DVM and Jeffrey Zynda consider practical options for housing and infrastructural designs to sustainably improve animal welfare, data reporting and reproducibility.
Improving Animal Model Translation, Welfare, and Operational Efficiency with Appropriate Housing and Infrastructure Design
In this webinar, John Hasenau, DVM and Jeffrey Zynda discuss practical options for housing and infrastructural design to sustainably improve animal welfare, data reporting and reproducibility.
