Royal Society of Biology Policy Resource Library
A searchable library of bioscience policy resources from the Royal Society of Biology.
IAT Journal - Animal Technology & Welfare (ATW)
Official Journal of The Institute of Animal Technology and European Federation of Animal Technologists. ATW publishes peer-reviewed articles allied to animal science and technology, management and education.
NC3Rs Non-human primate accommodation, care and use guidelines
The guidelines have been instrumental in improving the housing and care of non-human primates at UK universities and other publicly funded laboratories internationally through, for example, requiring increased space for the animals, social housing and daily foraging opportunities – all of which are critical for NHP welfare.
Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching (Ag Guide)
The American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA®), the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS), and the Poultry Science Association (PSA) are pleased to announce the release of the 4th edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching, commonly known as the Ag Guide.
Norecopa - Norway's online 3R centre
Norecopa is Norway's 3R centre and National Consensus Platform for the Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of animal experiments.
Improving animal welfare at Newcastle University by introducing the low stress handling of mice
Senior Newcastle University Animal Care Technician Emma Hamilton has written an article on the development of 'non-aversive' handling (NAH) at Newcastle University which was recently published in the IAT Journal 'Animal Technology and Welfare'.
QM+Emulate Organs-on-Chips Centre
The QM+Emulate Organs-on-Chips Centre provides access to Emulate’s Organs-on-Chips technology to enable researchers to use Emulate’s supported organ models which include: Liver, Proximal Tubule Kidney, Lung and Intestine or develop organ models of their design to expedite their experiments.
EURL ECVAM Database Service on Alternative Methods to Animal Experimentation (DB-ALM)
DB-ALM dataset is a publicly accessible collection of alternative method summaries and protocols. DB-ALM focuses primarily on methods submitted to EURL ECVAM for validation, and those identified in ad hoc reviews of the literature and end-users in specific application areas between 2000 and 2019.
Glossary of Lay Terminology
A terminology guide for researchers to be used when requested to write a non-technical summary (NTS) using lay terms (non-technical language)
Advice from the NC3Rs on the housing and husbandry of dogs
This page on the NC3Rs website provides advice on the housing of laboratory dogs, tools for their welfare assessment, and suggestions for refinement of procedures used in safety assessment studies.
PIL Course Training
Visit www.researchanimaltraining.com for lab animal technician and researcher online training