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    1. Qualified, knowledgeable and competent?
    2. Register to work with laboratory animals (+exemption)
    3. 3Rs methods
    4. Applying for a project licence
    5. Designing animal research
    6. Training lab animals
    7. Estimating discomfort
    8. Humane endpoints
    9. PREPARE
    10. Study dossier
    11. Pre-registration
  • During experiments
    1. Policies and guidelines
    2. Checklist: pay attention
    3. Modifications
    4. Assessing discomfort
    5. Unexpected discomfort
    6. Audits and inspections
    7. Integrity in research
    8. Counselor
  • After experiments
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    3. Publish: ARRIVE
    4. Destination animals
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Before experiments

  • Qualified, knowledgeable and competent?
  • Register to work with laboratory animals (+exemption)
  • 3Rs methods
  • Applying for a project licence
  • Designing animal research
  • Training lab animals
  • Estimating discomfort
  • Humane endpoints
  • PREPARE
  • Study dossier
  • Pre-registration
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PREPARE

PREPARE (Planning Research and Experimental Procedures on Animals) offers a guideline for animal experiments. Using PREPARE is helpful for making a good work protocol design, which supports refinement of animal experiments.

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  • Qualified, knowledgeable and competent?
  • Register to work with laboratory animals (+exemption)
  • 3Rs methods
  • Applying for a project licence
  • Designing animal research
  • Training lab animals
  • Estimating discomfort
  • Humane endpoints
  • PREPARE
  • Study dossier
  • Pre-registration
During experiments
  • Policies and guidelines
  • Checklist: pay attention
  • Modifications
  • Assessing discomfort
  • Unexpected discomfort
  • Audits and inspections
  • Integrity in research
  • Counselor
After experiments
  • Welfare Evaluation
  • Open Science
  • Publish: ARRIVE
  • Destination animals
  • Adoption
  • Annual registration
  • Retrospective assessment
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Are you considering doing animal testing?

Some administrative actions are required prior to conducting animal experiments. The following steps explain what is expected of you and which forms are required for this.

  • Qualified, knowledgeable and competent?
  • Register to work with laboratory animals (+exemption)
  • 3Rs methods
  • Applying for a project licence
  • Designing animal research
  • Training lab animals
  • Estimating discomfort
  • Humane endpoints
  • PREPARE
  • Study dossier
  • Pre-registration
  • Policies and guidelines
  • Checklist: pay attention
  • Modifications
  • Assessing discomfort
  • Unexpected discomfort
  • Audits and inspections
  • Integrity in research
  • Counselor
  • Welfare Evaluation
  • Open Science
  • Publish: ARRIVE
  • Destination animals
  • Adoption
  • Annual registration
  • Retrospective assessment
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Licenses issued
  • Annual reports
  • Privacy and copyright
  • Information for schools
  • Tasks
  • Team
  • Contact
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