SVEK14001U Laboratory Animal Science category C
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Biologi bioteknologi – restricted elective. Not for the specialisation (Applied Enzymology, Bio Products) from 2016/2017
The course includes the following topics:
Legislation, ethics and welfare, comparative and basic biology, nutrition, health, genetics, housing and facilities, occupational health, pain relief incl. anaesthesia and analgesia, experimental design and animal models.
The course is a function A/B/D course according to the EU
Directive 2010/63 /EU Article 23.2 (previously designated
category C) accredited by the Federation of European
Laboratory Animal Science Associations as well as the Ministry of
Environment and Food under the Danish Government.
The course gives as practical and theoretic introduction to
handling, housing and using laboratory animals and how to replace,
refine and reduce the use of live animals for research.
The course adheres to the more detailed learning outcomes described in the EU guidance paper 'A working document on the development of a common education and training framework to fulfill the requirements under the Directive' (http://ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/lab_animals/pdf/Endorsed_E-T.pdf).
After completing the course the student is expected to:
Knowledge
- understand that animal experimentation is complicated and requires current training to secure the well-being of the animals and the scientific outcome
- explain the biological basis of laboratory animal breeding and maintenance, housing and management including basic genetics and reproduction, health monitoring, housing and handling (pre-, intra and post-procedural)
- explain the legal basis for animal experimentation
- explain and critically evaluate the scientific methods applied within animal experimentation including blood sampling, injections, principles for drug-development and testing, anesthesia and analgesia and evaluation of pain -and stress related behaviour in laboratory animals
- discuss the basic biology of laboratory animals including behavioural and physiological needs
- explain and critically evaluate basic knowledge relating to design and evaluation of studies using live animals
Skills
- organize self-training on handling and procedures in the most common laboratory animals
- discuss and evaluate the basic principles on how to use animals for research
- discuss and evaluate principles of procedures on their future experiments
- discuss, evaluate and argue about the ethical basis for the use
of animals for research
Competencies
- independently take responsibility to implement and further develop practical skills in handling of common rodents used for research
- independently take responsibility to implement and further develop practical skills in the performance of basic animal experiments
- achieve a personal license to independently plan, implement and take responsibility for the design and performance of animal experimentation within the European Union according to the EU Directive 2010/63/EU Article 23.2 and the Danish executive order 88 of 30/01/2013 §56
Hau, J. & Schapiro SJ: Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science, 3nd ed., Vol. 1, CRC Press, Roca Raton, 2011.
Additional review papers.
Animal experimentation legislation.
Exercise manual for Laboratory Animal Science (will be placed on
Absalon).
Lectures and on-line material on Absalon
- Category
- Hours
- Colloquia
- 36
- E-Learning
- 20
- Exam
- 2
- Lectures
- 20
- Practical exercises
- 16
- Preparation
- 112
- Total
- 206
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written examination, 2 hours under invigilationWritten exam at Peter Bangs Vej with multiple choice, short questions and short essays.
- Exam registration requirements
80 % attendance to practical exercises. Demonstration of performance for an instructor during the exercises.
- Aid
- Without aids
- Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
No censorship. One internal examiner.
- Exam period
More than one internal examiner Examination week, block 2, week structure C
Criteria for exam assesment
To achieve the grade passed, the student shall (in an adequate level) be able to:
Knowledge:
- understand that animal experimentation is complicated and requires current training to secure the well-being of the animals and the scientific outcome
- explain the biological basis of laboratory animal breeding and maintenance, housing and management including basic genetics and reproduction, health monitoring, housing and handling (pre-, intra and post-procedural)
- explain the legal basis for animal experimentation
- explain and critically evaluate the scientific methods applied within animal experimentation including blood sampling, injections, principles for drug-development and testing, anesthesia and analgesia and evaluation of pain -and stress related behaviour in laboratory animals
- discuss the basic biology of laboratory animals including behavioural and physiological needs
- explain and critically evaluate basic knowledge relating to design and evaluation of studies using live animals
Skills:
- discuss and evaluate the basic principles on how to use animals for research
- discuss and evaluate principles of procedures on their future experiments
- discuss, evaluate and argue about the ethical basis for the use of animals for research
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- SVEK14001U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 2
- Schedule
- C
- Course capacity
- 60 participants
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- The Study Board for Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science
Contracting departments
- Department of Veterinary Disease Biology
- Department of Experimental Medicine
Course responsibles
- Axel Kornerup Hansen (3-67716e46797b746a34717b346a71)
- Klas Abelson (6-6f70657765664477797268326f7932686f)