Laboratory Animal Science (3CP)

This module introduces the fundamentals of laboratory animal science and provides the compul-
sory skills to handle experimental animals and to conduct animal experiments responsibly.

You will learn:

• the essential legal regulations concerning animal welfare and to apply them to specific ex-
  perimental situations.
• the basic biology and specific needs of different laboratory animals
• important standard procedures for housing and breeding of laboratory animals
• the basics on animal health management and hygiene management
• species specific methods of handling and procedures
• to recognize pain distress and suffering in laboratory animals
• the basics on anaesthesia, pain relieving methods and killing
• the requirement of replacement, reduction and refinement (3R)
• to judge various ethical aspects of animal use in the laboratory