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ALTEX

ALTEX publishes original articles, short communications, and reviews, as well as news and comments, meeting reports, and book reviews. Animal experiments are defined by the editors as all experimental procedures involving the use of animals in testing, research, and education, or to obtain tissues, organs, and other animal derived products that may cause pain or distress to animals..

Topic: Journals

Norecopa Films and Videos- Animal Procedures and Handling
Topic: Teaching

Species specific

Standardized Welfare Terms for the Zebrafish Community
Topic: Fish

Inbred Strains of Mice and Rats-Jax

This page provides access to searchable, hypertext listings of inbred strains of mice and inbred strains of rats. Both sets of information were provided by Dr. Michael FW Festing (MRC Toxicology Unit) and were converted for Web presentation by the Mouse Genome Informatics Group at The Jackson Laboratory.

Topic: Mice, Rat

Zebrafish Health and Welfare Glossary

Website for the welfare terms and now also includes severity score.

Topic: Fish

Rat Guide Laypersons Site
Topic: Rat

Consensus Meetings on the Care and Use of Fish, Wildlife and Agricultural Animals in Research
Topic: Fish

Rat Behaviour and Biology Laypersons Site
Topic: Rat

Guidelines for Research Using Fish
Topic: Fish

Norecopa Rat Handling and Techniques
Topic: Rat

Harmonisation on the Care and Use of Fish-EU
Topic: Fish

RSPCA Rodent Welfare Group

A key aim of the Group is to encourage people to take account of the whole lifetime experience of laboratory rodents, ensuring that every potential impact on their wellbeing has been reviewed and refined.

Topic: Mice, Rat

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