B Laboratory Animal Science


Kursnummer6,12
År2014
TypCompulsory
Spår-
Max antal deltagare40
Sista ansökningsdag2014-04-14
SpråkEn
KursansvarigMadeleine Le Grevès
InstitutionDepartment of Neuroscience
BesöksadressBMC, Husargatan 3
PostadressBox 593, 751 24 Uppsala
DatumWeek 20-21, date for exam: 2nd of June
LokalBMC
Kurslängd2 weeks
Kursrapport 
Kursplan 

 

Inlärningsmål

After having successfully completed the course the students should have good theoretical knowledge of: biology and husbandry of laboratory animals; microbiology and disease of laboratory animals; health hazards and safe practices in the animal house; design and conduct of animal experiments; alternatives to animal use; ethical aspects and legislation; analysis of scientific literature.

Innehåll

Course 6B can be chosen by the doctoral student, who is using animal material for his/her research which has been retrieved by others. Course of lectures. It covers i.a. laws and regulations, laboratory animal biology, maintenance, experimental methods, alternative methods and ethics in laboratory animal experimentation. Please observe that this course does not give international authority to independent work with laboratory animals.

Undervisning

Lectures, seminars, group work and assignment. Compulsory items: 85% attendance at lectures and seminars. Contribute to group work and write assignments.

Examination

Written examination, satisfactorily completed group work and assignments

Litteratur

Suggested reading:

-FÖRSÖKSDJURSKUNSKAP,
Karl Johan Öbrink och Margareta Waller.
Studentlitteratur, Lund, 1996.

or:
-HANDBOOK OF LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE-3rd EDITION
Essential Principles and Practices, Volume I, 2011.
CRC Press Boca Raton, Fl, USA
Jann Hau and Gerald L. Van Hoosier, Jr..

-HANDBOOK OF LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE-3rd EDITION
Animal Models, Volume II, 2011.
CRC Press Boca Raton, Fl, USA
Jann Hau and Gerald L. Van Hoosier, Jr..

-HANDBOOK OF LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE-2nd EDITION
Animal Models, Volume III, 2005.
CRC Press Boca Raton, Fl, USA
Jann Hau and Gerald L. Van Hoosier, Jr..

Lärare

Madeleine Le Grevès and invited lecturers.

Kontakt

Department of Neuroscience
Madeleine Le Grevès
Department of Neuroscience
Box 593, BMC
751 24 Uppsala
Tel: 018-471 4136
Fax: 018-51 15 40
Email: madeleine.legreves@neuro.uu.se

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