Laboratory animal welfare

Question 1

What are the 3 Rs in animal research?

Answer 1

Replacement
Reduction
Refinement

Question 2

Give some examples of methods that avoid or replace the use of animals

Answer 2

• use of cell cultures
• abattoir material
• human subjects that give consent
• computer models
• invertebrates

Question 3

What are the 4 classes of procedure?

Answer 3

• non-recovery = no suffering
• Mild
• Moderate
• Severe

Question 4

What is a stereotypie?

Answer 4

Repetitive behavioural pattern without apparent function

Question 5

What is an inappropriate way to handle mice?

Answer 5

Picking up by the tail - high anxiety