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Zebrafish Related Biological Data

ZebrafishMine is a tool to help you customize searches of Zebrafish related biological data including genes, proteins, fish, and reagents

Topic: Fish

RSPCA- Housing and Care of Aquatic Species
Topic: Fish

Zebrafish Genome Project

The Sanger Institute started the zebrafish genome sequencing project in 2001 and has generated several genome assemblies of the Tuebingen strain. After the release of Zv9, the zebrafish genome project joined the Genome Reference Consortium (GRC) for further improvement and ongoing maintenance. The GRC has now released a new reference assembly, GRCz11.

Topic: Fish

Fish Arthritis Research

According to a new study in eLife, arthritis is much more widespread in the animal kingdom than previously suspected.

Topic: Fish

NC3Rs- Quantifying the Potential of Skin Swabbing as a Refinement for DNA Sampling of Laboratory Fish

The recent development of skin swabbing techniques - which produce sufficient DNA for PCR amplification - potentially offers a refined procedure with enormous impact for fish welfare.

Topic: Fish

RSPCA- Guidance on the Housing and Care of Zebrafish
Topic: Fish

Evaluating and Optimizing Fish Health and Welfare During Experimental Procedures  
Topic: Fish

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60 Years of the 3Rs: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead

A celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the publication of The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique by W.M.S Russell and R.L. Burch. The film of this event, which featured some of the eminent scientists and researchers in the field of alternatives to animal testing, took place on November 22, 2019 at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland.

Topic: Other Resources

Norecopa- Consensus Meetings on The Care and Use of Fish Wildlife and Agricultural Animals in Research
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Films Showing Handling and Basic Techniques in Common Laboratory Animal Species
Topic: Other Resources

Global List of Guidelines Related to Laboratory Animal Science
Topic: Other Resources

Guidelines for "Good Scientific Practice" from Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft- Available in English
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