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The concept of the 3Rs (Refinement, Reduction and Replacement) has been used as a framework for improving the welfare of laboratory animals for the last half century. By establishing an animal-centric view on housing and management, Animal-centric Care and Management: Enhancing Refinement in Biomedical Research takes Russell and Burch’s definition of Refinement as "elimination of inhumanities" and goes further. Rather than fitting animals into experimental conditions, it encourages readers to adjust conditions to better meet the behavioral, emotional, physical, and physiological needs and preferences of the animals. The team of expert authors, from the fields of laboratory animal science, ethology, biology as well as animal training, provide ideas for creating housing conditions and handling procedures that induce, to the best of current abilities and knowledge, a long-term positive state of mind in the animals under our care.
This book is written for animal caretakers, animal health technicians, researchers, animal facility managers, laboratory animal veterinarians, and anyone who engages in work with living experimental animals or is interested in the continuous improvement of laboratory animal welfare. This interdisciplinary guide will act as a catalyst, resulting in multiple viewpoints and fields collaborating to optimize laboratory animal welfare.
Show moreThe concept of the 3Rs (Refinement, Reduction and Replacement) has been used as a framework for improving the welfare of laboratory animals for the last half century. By establishing an animal-centric view on housing and management, Animal-centric Care and Management: Enhancing Refinement in Biomedical Research takes Russell and Burch’s definition of Refinement as "elimination of inhumanities" and goes further. Rather than fitting animals into experimental conditions, it encourages readers to adjust conditions to better meet the behavioral, emotional, physical, and physiological needs and preferences of the animals. The team of expert authors, from the fields of laboratory animal science, ethology, biology as well as animal training, provide ideas for creating housing conditions and handling procedures that induce, to the best of current abilities and knowledge, a long-term positive state of mind in the animals under our care.
This book is written for animal caretakers, animal health technicians, researchers, animal facility managers, laboratory animal veterinarians, and anyone who engages in work with living experimental animals or is interested in the continuous improvement of laboratory animal welfare. This interdisciplinary guide will act as a catalyst, resulting in multiple viewpoints and fields collaborating to optimize laboratory animal welfare.
Show moreHuman-Animal Interactions. A Culture of Care. Animal Emotions and Moods - Why they matter. Abnormal behavior.Animal Learning – The science behind animal training. Animal Training – The Practical Approach. Zebrafish. Mice. Rats. The Laboratory Rabbit. The Laboratory Dog. The Non-Human Primates. Laboratory Pigs
Dorte Bratbo Sørensen is a veterinarian and PhD in ethology and animal welfare. Currently, she is an associated professor in laboratory animal science at the University of Copenhagen, where she is teaching laboratory animal ethics, welfare and behavior. Dorte Bratbo Sørensen’s research interests evolve around animal behavior and animal welfare and her main research areas are evaluating the impact on different housing systems and various environmental enrichment or handling techniques on animal welfare and data quality. Another important area of interest is the implementation of training and socializing - especially the use of positive reinforcement training - as a way to enhance animal welfare and optimize the collection of physiological data. Together with Copenhagen Zoo, she arranges courses and seminars in laboratory animal positive reinforcement training and handling, and she is the founder of Centre for Laboratory Animal Training CeLAT.
Co-editor Dr. Sylvie Cloutier currently works at the Canadian Council on Animal Care. Sylvie’s research interest is on factors affecting the behaviour and well-being of farm and laboratory animals, and the quality of human-animal interactions. She was a leader in introducing 'rat tickling' as a method to improve handling of laboratory rats.
Co-editor Dr. Brianna N. Gaskill leads a research program focusing on welfare assessment of laboratory animals. She utilizes natural behavior, physiology, and affective state to assess an animal’s overall well-being. She is especially interested how better welfare can translate into better and more robust science. Her research interests include: applied ethology, enrichment design and application, improving husbandry techniques, and how environment can affect scientific results when not tailored to the animal’s needs and motivations.
"Animal-Centric Care and Management by Dorte Bratbo Sørensen,
Sylvie Cloutier and Brianna Gaskill is a book that will easily fit
into any library for training in animal science. It does a
convincing job arguing for a new culture in animal science where
researchers and caregivers cooperate to adjust experimental
conditions to a species rather than require a species to adapt to
the study conditions. It is suitable for any stakeholder working
with live animals in science. The content is helpful to new
personnel in the field, but also for experienced personnel,
especially decision makers for equipment purchases, facility
design, standard operating procedure review and development, or
protocol reviews. It is my position that a manager would do well to
have all their staff read this book... Animal welfare in the years
ahead will hopefully be characterized with the quote “we can aim at
well-being rather than the absence of distress”. This book will
help get us there. I hope the current and subsequent generation of
animal users look back and wonder how we could have done this work
without that perspective. In short, please thoroughly digest this
book; you and the animals you work with will be better off for
it."Jason Allen, CALAS-ACSAL Member's Magazine, VOL 54, NO 5 •
SPRING 2021"The essence of this book is to go beyond the notion of
the 3Rs principles as originally described by Russell and Burch
(1959), viewing these as a collection of ethical ideals not only to
be adhered to, but to be further developed in all circumstances
where animals are at risk of suffering... Animal-centric Care and
Management is a book that generally strikes an excellent balance
between the provision of detailed recommendations concerning
methods of welfare enhancement without relying too heavily on the
readers prior knowledge of the basic concepts."Johnny Roughan,
University of Newcastle, UK in The UFAW Journal – Animal Welfare,
Volume 31, Issue 1, February 2022"By introducing innovative and
advanced ways of housing and caring for laboratory animals, this
long-overdue book enables a much needed shift in animal research
from a culture of exploitation to a culture of care, where research
animals are treated as patients rather than mere measuring
devices." Prof. Dr. Hanno Würbel, Division of Animal Welfare,
Veterinary Public Health Institute, University of Bern"The book is
comprehensive, well- written and exceedingly well laid out. The
principles of Animal-centric care
and management may sound a new idea but for many animal care staff
it is what we have been doing for many
years, although there is always room for new ideas. However, the
concept of designing experiments studies
to consider the animals needs first rather than the scientific
needs is something is entirely new. Although
only the common animals are covered, the principles are applicable
to all species used in research, although
some in depth knowledge of some of the more unusual species needs
to be acquired. I commend this book to you and would recommend that
it is made available to all staff from the most junior technician
to the head of teams using animals in research."Dr. Jas Barley,
April 2021, Animal Technology and Welfare journal (IAT)"The style
of writing throughout the book is engaging and encourages personal
reflection of current animal behaviour and human interaction
beliefs, knowledge and working practices within the laboratory
animal field. Noteworthy chapters, for me, included the first four
chapters of the book, these were probably the broadest in content
(hence the appeal) and looked at human-animal bonds, the culture of
care (currently a "hot topic" within the laboratory animal science
sector), animal emotions and abnormal animal behaviours. It is
surprising that so few animal husbandry management books have
dedicated chapters to these important subjects previously and
perhaps this "new approach" will become "the norm" in education,
training and developing a greater understanding of our interactions
with laboratory animals over future years. It is hoped that readers
will champion changes in management of laboratory species that are
focussed on the animals, their needs and their welfare, resulting
in an increased awareness of an animal-centric culture."Angela
Kerton, The Learning Curve (Development) Ltd., LASA Chair of the
Scientific Programme, in LASA Forum Summer 2021
"Animal-Centric Care and Management by Dorte Bratbo Sørensen,
Sylvie Cloutier and Brianna Gaskill is a book that will easily fit
into any library for training in animal science. It does a
convincing job arguing for a new culture in animal science where
researchers and caregivers cooperate to adjust experimental
conditions to a species rather than require a species to adapt to
the study conditions. It is suitable for any stakeholder working
with live animals in science. The content is helpful to new
personnel in the field, but also for experienced personnel,
especially decision makers for equipment purchases, facility
design, standard operating procedure review and development, or
protocol reviews. It is my position that a manager would do well to
have all their staff read this book... Animal welfare in the years
ahead will hopefully be characterized with the quote “we can aim at
well-being rather than the absence of distress”. This book will
help get us there. I hope the current and subsequent generation of
animal users look back and wonder how we could have done this work
without that perspective. In short, please thoroughly digest this
book; you and the animals you work with will be better off for
it."Jason Allen, CALAS-ACSAL Member's Magazine, VOL 54, NO 5 •
SPRING 2021"The essence of this book is to go beyond the notion of
the 3Rs principles as originally described by Russell and Burch
(1959), viewing these as a collection of ethical ideals not only to
be adhered to, but to be further developed in all circumstances
where animals are at risk of suffering... Animal-centric Care and
Management is a book that generally strikes an excellent balance
between the provision of detailed recommendations concerning
methods of welfare enhancement without relying too heavily on the
readers prior knowledge of the basic concepts."Johnny Roughan,
University of Newcastle, UK in The UFAW Journal – Animal Welfare,
Volume 31, Issue 1, February 2022"By introducing innovative and
advanced ways of housing and caring for laboratory animals, this
long-overdue book enables a much needed shift in animal research
from a culture of exploitation to a culture of care, where research
animals are treated as patients rather than mere measuring
devices."Prof. Dr. Hanno Würbel, Division of Animal Welfare,
Veterinary Public Health Institute, University of Bern"The book is
comprehensive, well- written and exceedingly well laid out. The
principles of Animal-centric care
and management may sound a new idea but for many animal care staff
it is what we have been doing for many
years, although there is always room for new ideas. However, the
concept of designing experiments studies
to consider the animals needs first rather than the scientific
needs is something is entirely new. Although
only the common animals are covered, the principles are applicable
to all species used in research, although
some in depth knowledge of some of the more unusual species needs
to be acquired. I commend this book to you and would recommend that
it is made available to all staff from the most junior technician
to the head of teams using animals in research."Dr. Jas Barley,
April 2021, Animal Technology and Welfare journal (IAT)"The style
of writing throughout the book is engaging and encourages personal
reflection of current animal behaviour and human interaction
beliefs, knowledge and working practices within the laboratory
animal field. Noteworthy chapters, for me, included the first four
chapters of the book, these were probably the broadest in content
(hence the appeal) and looked at human-animal bonds, the culture of
care (currently a "hot topic" within the laboratory animal science
sector), animal emotions and abnormal animal behaviours. It is
surprising that so few animal husbandry management books have
dedicated chapters to these important subjects previously and
perhaps this "new approach" will become "the norm" in education,
training and developing a greater understanding of our interactions
with laboratory animals over future years. It is hoped that readers
will champion changes in management of laboratory species that are
focussed on the animals, their needs and their welfare, resulting
in an increased awareness of an animal-centric culture."Angela
Kerton, The Learning Curve (Development) Ltd., LASA Chair of the
Scientific Programme, in LASA Forum Summer 2021
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