Housing and care (inc. water and nutrition)
| Title | Code of practice for the housing and care of laboratory mice, rats, guinea pigs and rabbits (pdf, 699kb) |
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| Source | Victorian Department of Primary Industries, 2004 |
| Status | Mandatory standard |
| Description | The Code establishes minimum standards for the care and housing of laboratory animals in Victoria. This includes (for each species) nutrition, enclosure, climate control, environmental enrichment, hygiene, handling, transportation, and euthanasia. Appendix 1 summarises the acceptable minimum standards for housing by species. |
| Title | Victorian codes of practice for animal welfare |
| Source | Victorian Department of Primary Industries website |
| Status | Mandatory standards |
| Description | The Victorian Department of Primary Industries publishes codes of practice on the housing, care and husbandry of a range of non-laboratory animals including: amphibians, birds, cattle, dogs and cats, horses, pigs, poultry, and sheep. |
| Title | Food and water intake modification (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 G |
| 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 G) identifies the welfare issues to consider when restricting the diet of animals used in scientific research. |
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| Title | Guidelines on the housing, holding, care and monitoring of animals used for scientific purposes (pdf, 20kb) |
| Source | University of Melbourne, 2005 |
| Status | Guidelines/Mandatory standards |
| Description | University guidelines outlining general principles relating to the housing, care and monitoring of common laboratory animals. |
| Title | Housing and husbandry |
| Source | National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research [UK]: website |
| Status | Help and advice |
| Description | The Information Portal on this site contains excellent material on the housing and care of animals commonly used for scientific purposes. |
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