Melbourne ResearchAnimal Ethics

Surgery

Title
Surgical procedures (pdf, 1.65mb)
Source
Guidelines to promote the well-being of animals used for scientific purposes (National Health and Medical Research Council, 2008)
Part
Part III, Factsheet K
Status
Guidelines
Description
A practical accompaniment to the more universal principles identified within the Australian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes. This particular factsheet (Part III, Factsheet K) examines the animal welfare issues associated with surgical procedures.
Table(s)
Title
Policy and guidelines on rodent surgery (pdf, 29kb)
Source
University of Melbourne, 2006
Status
Guidelines/Mandatory standards
Description
University standards and recommendations relating to all aspects of rodent surgery, including equipment, facilities, surgical procedures, and pre- and post-operative care. The material is divided into policy, which must be followed and guidelines which are suggested means of implementation.


Title
Practical guidelines for aseptic surgery in rodents and the management of surgical facilities in laboratories (pdf, 230kb)
Source
Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching, 2006
Status
Guidelines
Description
University-endorsed guidelines which identify the principles of ???strict??? aseptic technique that are expected by Animal Ethics Committees at the University of Melbourne.

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