SVEK17001U Laboratory Animal Science Function ABD
Molecular Biomedicine – restricted elective
Biologi bioteknologi – restricted elective. Not for the specialisation (Applied Enzymology, Bio Products) from 2016/2017
MSc Programme in Pharmaceutical Sciences - elective
MSc Programme in Medical Chemistry - elective
KA i Farmaci - valgfri
KA i Farmaceutisk videnskab – valgfri
Veterinærstuderende på alternativ differentiering
Studerende på natur- og sundhedsvidenskabelige uddannelser
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, euthanasia, 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/guidance/education_training/en.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 No 12 of 07/01/2016 §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
Practical exercises handling live animals with instructors are given as three mandatory sessions that the students need to sign in for. Performance will be evaluated during these exercises. The students are expected to be prepared by reading a manual and watching videos prior to the exercises sessions.
Evaluation model: Survey-based model.
- Category
- Hours
- Colloquia
- 20
- E-Learning
- 80
- Exam
- 2
- Practical exercises
- 16
- Preparation
- 88
- Total
- 206
Open for credit transfer students and other external students. Apply here:
Credit transfer students:
http://healthsciences.ku.dk/education/other-programme-options/credit-transfer-students/
Other external students:
http://healthsciences.ku.dk/education/exchange_guest_students/guest-students/
- 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
Full and satisfactory participation at 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
At the examination week at the end of the block
- Re-exam
At the examination week at the end of the subsequent block
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
- handle, do minor procedures and kill rodents for research at a level sufficient to fulfill learning outcomes 3.2.1. , 8.1. , 8.2., 8.3. , 6.2.1. , and 6.2.2. of the EU Guidance Paper ( http://ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/lab_animals/pdf/guidance/education_training/en.pdf)
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- SVEK17001U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 1, Block 2, Block 3 And Block 4
- Schedule
- Schedule A + B
- Course capacity
- Block 1: 40 participants
Block 2: 40 participants
Block 3: 30 participants
Block 4: 30 participants - Continuing and further education
- Study board
- The Study Board for Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science
Contracting departments
- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
- Department of Experimental Medicine
Course Coordinators
- Axel Kornerup Hansen (akh@sund.ku.dk)
- Klas Abelson (klasab@sund.ku.dk)
Lecturers
Dorte Bratbo Sørensen
Grete Østergård