The course is meant for students who are at a stage in their career
development where animal use is considered necessary. The student will
acquire information about how animals are used in science and understand
needs for further education. The student will learn of ethics, basic
biology of mice and rats as well as gain training in handling, in
minimally invasive techniques on live animals and humane methods of
killing of mice and/or rats. After the course the student will have
right to perform procedures on practiced species under supervision until
procedure-specific competence has been obtained through training. The
course will cover EU directive 2010/63/EU article 23 function (a)
carrying out procedures on animals and function (d) killing animals.
- Teacher
Kai Õkva