Description of the training

The course participants should be able to:

- Understand and describe the housing conditions for laboratory rodents and their environmental needs.

- Choose an environmental enrichment, considering both Breeding VS experimental animals.

- Understand when an environmental enrichment is a useful tool vs a disturbing one, considering the interaction between the animals and between animals and humans.

- Monitor and evaluate an environmental enrichment in an objective way.

- Understand if an environmental enrichment conflict with standardization.

- Understand the goals and objectives of an environmental enrichment plan.

Topics covered during the training

The course participants should be able to:
- Understand and describe the housing conditions for laboratory rodents and their environmental needs.
- Choose an environmental enrichment, considering both Breeding VS experimental animals.
- Understand when an environmental enrichment is a useful tool vs a disturbing one, considering the interaction between the animals and between animals and humans.
- Monitor and evaluate an environmental enrichment in an objective way.
- Understand if an environmental enrichment conflict with standardization.
- Understand the goals and objectives of an environmental enrichment plan.

Species covered during the training

The following species are covered during the training : rongeurs, souris

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