Mertz) Farm animals and One Health What is 'good' for animals? Ethical positions on animal welfare - with a focus on farm animals It is often claimed that farm animal husbandry takes animal welfare into [...] Selter and Ines Pietschmann) Animal interests and animal rights positions From the dichotomy to the convergence of two classic approaches in animal ethics What moral rights do animals have? One well-known position [...] - German Animal Welfare Act TierSchG - Swiss Animal Welfare Act TSchG Three legal texts relevant in Europe for animal experiments and how they deal with the moral status of humans and animals This document

Laboratory Animal Science and Central Animal Laboratory Welcome to the website of the Institute of Laboratory Animal Science and Central Animal Laboratory of the Hannover Medical School. Animal welfare Animal [...] without the use of animal experiments." ( Leopoldina statement, 2012 ). Many research successes at the MHH are also based on animal experiments. In order to ensure the highest possible animal welfare and quality [...] carried out in the field of laboratory animal science and from which impulses for this subject emanate. The Institute of Laboratory Animal Science and Central Animal Laboratory, one of the largest and most

of Laboratory Animal Science and Central Animal Laboratory. We advise scientists on the planning, application and execution of animal experiments. Nursing and medical care of the animals is provided by [...] Animal welfare Animal welfare , taking into account the 3Rs principle (see below), is an indispensable prerequisite for successful biomedical research. MHH is committed to animal welfare at the highest [...] qualified animal keepers and veterinarians. The qualification of the ZTL and MHH staff is achieved through extensive training and further education. The Animal Welfare Act (TierSchG) and the Animal Welfare

to work in animal experiments. Prerequisite for participation is successful participation in the lecture series "Fundamentals of Laboratory Animal Science" or "Basics in Laboratory Animal Science". C [...] basic module "Animal Experimental Techniques" or the English-language course "Basic Laboratory Animal Module" teaches basic practical skills for working with the most common laboratory animal species (rodents) [...] fields in which animal experiments or the killing of animals for the purpose of tissue removal are involved. Advanced modules can be taken in greater depth (BCM WP19d). The basic module "Animal Experimental

it. Our animal facility is part of the Central Animal Laboratory (ZTL) of the MHH. For all animal studies, we are advised by an animal welfare officer on questions of animal welfare and animal health. [...] Our animal husbandry Across Europe, laboratory animal husbandry is regulated by the ETS123 convention and EU Directive 2010/63/EU. We generally exceed these minimum requirements. Our rats are kept for [...] The animal welfare officer also advises on the planning of the experiments and regularly checks compliance with the requirements described in the respective animal experiment application. In addition

a dead animal and in the second part on a live animal under injection anesthesia. Prerequisite for participation: successful participation in the lecture series "Fundamentals of Laboratory Animal Science" [...] Registration : ZTL office Biological standardization of laboratory animals and organization of laboratory animal facilities The number of animals required to achieve an experimental objective must be limited [...] lecture series "Fundamentals of Laboratory Animal Science" and participation in the basic module "Animal Experimental Techniques" planned collaboration on an animal experiment application for sheep/goats (application

Tasks of the animal welfare officer In laboratory animal husbandry, the animal welfare officer is responsible for the implementation of and compliance with animal welfare. He or she is not bound by in [...] statistical surveys on animal experiments in accordance with the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act and its ordinances. Back to the homepage of the Central Animal Laboratory [...] tasks are advising applicants and reviewing new applications for animal experimentation projects, handling applications for approval of animal experimentation projects and coordination with the supervisory

Commissioner for Animal Welfare in Lower Saxony. The "Doctors Against Animal Experiments" association was also awarded the prize. Research for animal protection With the "Lower Saxony Animal Welfare Award" [...] State Commissioner for Animal Welfare in Lower Saxony. Replacing, reducing or completely avoiding animal experiments in research and improving the conditions for laboratory animals - this characterises the [...] the Institute for Laboratory Animal Science and the Central Animal Laboratory of the Hannover Medical School (MHH). The scientist was today awarded the "Lower Saxony Animal Welfare Prize" in the category

competence to work in animal experiments. Successful participation is a prerequisite for participation in the practical basic module "Animal Experimental Techniques" or "Basic Laboratory Animal Module" (BMC WP [...] laboratory animal science and can thus demonstrate the theoretical knowledge required by law in accordance with Section 9 TierSchG and Annex 1 of the TierSchVersV. If the practical basic module "Animal Experimental [...] l Techniques" or "Basic Laboratory Animal Module" is completed on the basis of this course, the participants have the basic expertise required for working on animal experimentation projects. After successfully

Laboratory Animal Science, we deal with issues relating to animal welfare and the standardization of laboratory animals in line with the 3Rs principle as well as the characterization of animal models, in [...] mellitus . The close links between the Institute and the Central Animal Laboratory enable biomedical research to be combined with laboratory animal science topics . Examples of this are the establishment of [...] microbiome for laboratory animals, the hygienic sanitation and cryopreservation of rodent strains, the optimization of perioperative pain therapy and the evaluation of stress in animal experiments. In addition