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The three Rs declaration of Bologna
Humane science is a prerequisite for good science, and is best achieved in relation to laboratory animal procedures by the vigorous promotion and application of the Three Rs.
Year Published: 2000Animal Type: All/General
Citation: Anonymous 2000. The three Rs declaration of Bologna. In: Progress in the Reduction, Refinement and Replacement of Animal Experimentation. Balls, M., van Zeller, A. M., Halder, M. E. (eds), 15. Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Read MoreIn defense of animal research
Both moves to expand the [AWA] law's reach [to include rats, mice and birds in the definition of the term 'animal' and protect them accordingly; to define the term 'distress'] have elicited protests from research advocates in Washington, led by...
Year Published: 2000Animal Type: All/General
Citation: Anonymous 2000. In defense of animal research. Nature 407(6805), 659.
Read MoreImplementing a complete environmental enrichment program in a research facility
Year Published: 2001Animal Type: All/General
Citation: Cunneen, M. , Fagan, J. 2001. Implementing a complete environmental enrichment program in a research facility. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Enrichment. Hare, V. J., Worley, K. E., Myers, K. (eds), 118-120. The Shape of Enrichment, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Read MoreReliability of protocol reviews for animal research
A random sample of 50 Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees participated in a study of the protocol review process. Each committee submitted three animal behavior protocols it had recently reviewed, and these protocols were reviewed a second time by...
Year Published: 2001Animal Type: All/General
Citation: Plous, S., Herzog, H. A. 2001. Reliability of protocol reviews for animal research. Science 293(July), 608-609.
Read MoreEnvironmental enrichment committee: Its role in program development
The role of the Environmental Enrichment Committee in developing, implementing, assessing and modifying an enrichment program for nonprimates is described and discussed.
Year Published: 2001Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General
Citation: Stewart, K. L., Raje, S. S. 2001. Environmental enrichment committee: Its role in program development. Lab Animal 30(8), 50-52.
Read MoreA regulatory viewpoint on environmental stimulation in preclinical toxicology studies
In truth, there are probably not too many genuine, insurmountable obstacles [to greater implementation of enrichment]. Some of those currently cited are historical - 'we've managed OK up to now; why change things?' Some are financial ... Some are practical...
Year Published: 2001Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: All/General
Citation: Jones, D. 2001. A regulatory viewpoint on environmental stimulation in preclinical toxicology studies. Animal Technology 52, 41-42.
Read MoreRecipes for enrichment
Year Published: 2001Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General
Citation: McGivern, L., Seyfried, A. 2001. Recipes for enrichment. The Shape of Enrichment 10(1), 3.
Read MoreAnimal data jeopardized by life behind bars
Well-implemented enrichment may reduce variability rather than increase it.' The irony is that all this barren environment that has been put upon animals for standardization may be the source of the variability, Garner says'
Year Published: 2001Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General, Rodent
Citation: Knight, J. 2001. Animal data jeopardized by life behind bars. Nature 412, 669.
Read MoreMeeting the personnel resource needs for a quality environmental enrichment program
Successful compliance with the requirements to promote the psychological well-being of nonhuman primates requires an investment in time and training that may not be readily available to many institutions. Creative program must be established so that routine husbandry and research...
Year Published: 2001Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General
Citation: Jorgboyan, I. K. 2001. Meeting the personnel resource needs for a quality environmental enrichment program. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 105 (Abstract).
Read MoreEnrichment: the human touch
The importance of human interactions are emphasized.
Year Published: 2001Topics: Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: All/General
Citation: Rice, T. R. 2001. Enrichment: the human touch. Tech Talk [The Newsletter for Laboratory Animal Science Technicians] 6(3), 2.
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