legal situation for animal testing The amendments to the Animal Welfare Act (TierSchG of 13.07.2013, BGBl I No. 36 of 12.07.2013, p. 2182) and the new Animal Welfare Experimental Animal Ordinance (TierSchVersV) [...] reduction in the number of laboratory animals - the 3Rs principle is working Every year, the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) publishes the number of laboratory animals used by research institutes in [...] various 3R research fields at www.3r-forschung.de New framework conditions for animal testing Continuation of research with animals at the MHH Employees of the Medical School can download the handout of the

SPF and aseptic husbandry SPF husbandry The animals are free from the pathogens defined for the respective unit. Animals are kept behind so-called barriers. Mice are kept in open cages, filter-top cages [...] sterilized by autoclaving, irradiation or filtration. Persons entering the animal area must not have been in external animal housing for up to 72 hours. Access to the barriers is via 3-chamber airlocks [...] clothing and shoes. Face masks, hoods and gloves are worn in all animal areas. The ZTL has the following SPF Departments: Experimental animal husbandry (long-term experiments) Infection department Rabbit

training as a specialist in laboratory animal science (e.g. specialist veterinarian or specialist scientist for laboratory animal science, ECLAM Resident in Laboratory Animal Medicine) at a corresponding training [...] a pioneer of laboratory animal science and contributed significantly to the replacement of episodic animal experiments. He was head of the Central Institute for Laboratory Animal Breeding in Hanover. In [...] download . Arnold Spiegel & Klaus Gärtner-Funding of laboratory animal specialists Arnold Spiegel & Klaus Gärtner grant for laboratory animal specialists The Arnold Spiegel & Klaus Gärtner grant awarded by

identified and tested on established animal models in order to create the basis for a scientifically sound and scalable assessment of the burden on laboratory animals in animal experiments. These are then compared [...] Rostock University Medical Center) Prof. Dr. Lars Lewejohann (Institute for Animal Welfare, Animal Behavior and Laboratory Animal Science, Free University of Berlin) Funding DFG Research Unit 2591 - SCHW [...] Exposure assessment of methods used in animal experiments The assessment of exposure in animal testing is a central component of European and German legislation. However, the legally required, graduated

Scientific Conference of the Society for Laboratory Animal Science GV-SOLAS On September 14 - 16, 2015 the annual meeting of the Society for Laboratory Animal Science GV-SOLAS will take place. Symposium March [...] of laboratory animals and to harmonize the respective legislation within its member countries. An important aspect of this new directive is the severity assessment of laboratory animals. Although some [...] to measure severity on living animals. The Symposium will provide a platform to inform about strategies that might be used to asses and recognize pain and stress in animals that are used in scientific research

for animal experiments and thus avoiding animal testing is the goal of the "Micro-Replace Systems" research network led by Professor Dr. André Bleich, Director of the Institute of Laboratory Animal Science [...] improve animal experiments. Stem cells grow into mini organs The network is primarily concerned with reducing animal testing in basic research. "It is precisely there that the number of animal experiments [...] avoid many experiments on living animals with our chip systems." SERVICE: For information on how research is currently working to reduce, improve or completely replace animal testing, visit https://www.3r

some consequences for the relations between medical and animal ethics Further links Institute for Animal Hygiene, Animal Welfare and Farm Animal Ethology of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover [...] discourse on the end of life of humans and pets and consequences for the relationship between medical and animal ethics Dying a dog's death? Converging and diverging ethical discourses in human and veterinary medicine

02.2016: Laboratory animal science colloquium: Dr. Sabine Petermann (LAVES, Oldenburg) Animal welfare in Lower Saxony; Lecture hall Q (J6), 4.15 p.m. 12.01.2016: Laboratory animal science colloquium: Dr [...] Brandenburg) How do the performers process stress stimuli from animal experiments; Lecture hall Q (J6), 4.15 p.m. 08.12.2015: Laboratory Animal Science Colloquium: Josef Zens (Head of the Communications [...] Department, Max Delbrück Center) The crisis as the mother of strategy Lessons from animal experiment communication at the MDC; Lecture hall Q (J6), 4.15 p.m.

breeding and keeping of laboratory animals of different species and origins requires the solution of numerous hygiene problems. Possible solutions include structuring the animal housing units according to the [...] of infectious diseases in laboratory animals is therefore an independent field of work that requires specific procedures and in-depth knowledge of infections. Animal health monitoring not only attempts [...] attempts to prevent falsification of animal test results due to unrecognized infections in the test animals, but also aims to avoid health risks for the experimenter due to zoonoses. Commercially available laboratory

of anesthesia and preparation of animals for surgical procedures, Advice and instruction on suitable anesthetic procedures, pain therapy and post-operative care of animals, Further training as a specialist [...] Experimental Surgery | Anesthesiology Animal experimental research at the MHH includes not only studies on laboratory rodents but also a variety of different surgical procedures on larger (e.g. rabbits) [...] rabbits) and larger (e.g. pigs, sheep) laboratory animals. These often preclinical and surgically very demanding studies place high demands on the quality of anesthesia, perioperative pain therapy and intensive