Questions and Answers Guillén, Javier. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt Galligioni, Viola. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt SpringerLink (Online service) text sz 2024 1st ed. 2024. monographic eng

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access XII, 424 p. 48 illus., 47 illus. in color. online resource. This book provides a complete guide to all the aspects to consider during planning, establishing and managing ethically and efficiently research animal care and use programs, taking into account all stakeholders involved in the process. Practical information on how to address the general and particular needs of all animal care and use program areas is provided. Consequently, the reader is supported with getting their project ethically and legally compliant, and implemented efficiently with organizing safe and appropriate facilities and equipment as well as hiring sufficiently trained personnel. Furthermore, strategies for impactful internal and external communication are outlined. Responsible use of animals in research can be nothing but teamwork. The environment and professional experience of all involved stakeholders are the key for ensuring quality science, as well as animal and personnel welfare. Research animal care and use programs represent a complex system in which animals, legislation and good practices, facility personnel and researchers interact on a daily basis. Thoughtful planning from the first step ensures animal welfare and improves the quality of in vivo experimentation. This book addresses animal program managers, veterinarians, researchers and technicians working in research animal facilities. Chapter 18 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com. Chapter 1 The Ethical and Legal Framework -- Chapter 2 Management: Governance Finances Human Resources -- Chapter 3 Facility Planning -- Chapter 4 Animal Facility Equipment -- Chapter 5 Animal Procurement and Transport: Connecting the Dots -- Chapter 6 Husbandry -- Chapter 7 How to Enrich/Refine Lab Animal’s Housing and Environment by Environmental Enrichment Programs and Training -- Chapter 8 Health Management and Monitoring -- Chapter 9 Biosecurity and Gnotobiology -- Chapter 10 Colony Management (Genetics) -- Chapter 11 State-of-the-Art Surgery, Anaesthesia and Analgesia: How to Set-up Best Practices for Facility and Procedures -- Chapter 12 Practical Aspects When Humanely Killing Different Species of Animals in Research -- Chapter 13 Education, Training, and Competence in Laboratory Animal Science -- Chapter 14 The Concept of Culture of Care ‒ Internal program communication -- Chapter 15 Biosafety -- Chapter 16 Health and Safety -- Chapter 17 Emergency and Disaster Plans -- Chapter 18 Implementing Quality Systems in the Management of the Animal Care and Use Program -- Chapter 19 Inter-Institutional Collaborations -- Chapter 20 Transparency External Communication -- Chapter 21 Analyzing Our Organization and Strategizing to Grow or Survive: A Case Scenario. edited by Javier Guillén, Viola Galligioni. Veterinary medicine Medicine Research Biology Research Animal welfare Moral and ethical aspects Veterinary Science Biomedical Research Animal Ethics SF600-1100 9783031654145 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65414-5 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65414-5 241107 20251030113301.0 978-3-031-65414-5