Integrated Data Management in Lab Animal Research
By Andreas Staubi
By taking into account a few rules and some simple measures, organisations can get more out of existing software system.
Selecting and Implementing a Colony Management System
By Andy Fleming
Every facility is different. What is best for you will depend on your workflow, your facility, and your requirements.
Software For Colony Management - Options, Benefits, and Pitfalls
By John Duperon
With proper research, you can find the colony management software that is right for your facility.
Pursuing the 3Rs Through Data Management Systems
By Carlos Frade
Software systems can support study design innovation.
Automatic Data Collection Systems for Animal Care Facilities
By Bob Scher , Bobby Burkett
Today’s animal care facilities can increase efficiencies of routine husbandry management tasks by utilizing the numerous automatic data collection technologies available.
Infusion Pumps for Small Laboratory Animals
By Tsung Tan , Yoshiharu Tsuru
Refillable, programmable, and implantable pumps allow accurate dosage at pre-determined intervals in tetherless, free moving animal models.
Measuring Food and Water Intake in Rats and Mice
By Edward A Ulman, PH.D, Douglas Compton, Jarek Kochanek
Eating and drinking support life and are compelled and controlled by positive drives of hunger and thirst and negative restraint of satiety.
The Animal Welfare Audit Concept
By Stacy Pritt, DVM, MBA, MS, CPIA
It is commonly accepted that sponsor companies may perform their own individual animal welfare audits at all CROs and facilities, regardless of AAALAC International accreditation status
Digital Imaging as a Welfare Tool
By Peter Barrington
Digital camera systems help maintain regular observation of animals while minimising disturbance.
Considerations for a Biotelemetry Lab
By Jason Negri, MS, JD
High quality telemetry can be a huge advantage to one’s research.
Building a Comprehensive Computerized Tracking System
By Emma Larkins , David Larkins
Implementing a comprehensive computerized tracking system in your animal room involves analyzing your current system, developing requirements, researching available solutions, preparation of the site and staff, and finally, implementation. It is not an easy task, but the rewards more than make up for the original cost and effort.
Do-It-Yourself Breeding Colony Software
By Michael Moore
Tear this article out for your next plane ride or quiet moment with your laptop, and let me show you how to build your own breeding software in a few easy steps.
Moving Lab Animal Facilities
By Michael R. Benham
Advance planning and the right help are keys to success. Advance planning and the right help are keys to success.
Selecting Software Applications and Software Vendors for Research Facilities
By Michael Tucker
A look at providing some key tools for evaluating not only software applications, but the software vendors that build and support the applications to the research community.
Lab Animal Colony Management Software
By P. Daniel Tyeus, Ph.D.
Though not always used, relational databases are the most effective method of storing animal colony data.
A Simpler Protocol for Care of Xenopus laevis in the Lab
By Kelly Evans
Thirty years among the Xenopus have led me to believe that we have made life with this frog way too complicated. I would like to share with you what we feel will make a healthy Xenopus laevis research model in your lab or animal resource department.
Data Management in the Rodent Animal Research Facility
By David Larkins
Regardless of how you record information or data derived from your animal colonies, you are using some form of data management process. It may be as basic as scribbling notes on a post-it pad or as elegant as scanning an animal and updating its records from a cellphone.