| Responsible Department | Department of Veterinary Disease Biology | ||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | Post experience Master´s Programme | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | Outside schedule | ||||||||||||||
| Credits | 6 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||
| Level of Course | Post experience masters programme | ||||||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination written examination Portfolio Examination All aids allowed Description of Examination: Within a defined 30 day period the course participant must hand in two reports; i.e. one on a mandatory item and one on a voluntary item Weight: 50%/50% 7-point scale, external examiner | ||||||||||||||
| Requirement for Attending Exam | Ahead of the examination a report on local legislation must be accepted by a national supervisor | ||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Outside schedule Week Structure: Outside schedule, Autumn 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Language of Instruction | English | ||||||||||||||
| Course Content | |||||||||||||||
| National and international legislation in relation to laboratory animals will be discussed. The topics are legislation of animal research, import and export of animals, protection of wild life, and biotechnology in animals. Ethical theories are presented and applied to the use of laboratory animals. Ethical aspects on welfare and methods for assessment of welfare are discussed. The use of local ethical committees, humane endpoints and score sheets are topics as well as public perception and dialogue about the use of laboratory animal. | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching and learning Methods | |||||||||||||||
| Electronic teaching on Absalon prior to a two-day teaching period. Report writing on local law under supervision | |||||||||||||||
| Learning Outcome | |||||||||||||||
| The course covers ethics and legislation needed for qualification within animal experimentation on FELASA category D level Having finished the course the student will have the following: Knowledge The student knows - the European basis for national animal experimentation laws - the national animal experimenation legislation of the students own country - basic philosophies concerning laboratory animal use Skills The student can - find law texts relevant for animal experimentation - define certain oppinions on animal experimentation in relation to defined ethical philosophies Competencies The student can - make judgements on the legality on various aspects of using animals for research - apply principles for ethical and legal judgement of animal experiments - discuss the ethical basis for the use of animals for research | |||||||||||||||
| Course Literature | |||||||||||||||
| Appleby, MC & Hughes BO: Animal Welfare. CAB International Oxford, 1997 Hau J & Van Hoosier G: handbook of Lab Anim Sci Vol 1 Ch 2&3 CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, USA De Greeve P & de Leeuw W: Ethics Committees in Europe - An overview In: Zak O & Sande MA (eds.): Handbook of Animal Models of Infection, Experimental Models in Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Academic Press, San Diego, 1999, pp 13 - 28. Russell WMS & Burch RL: The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique, Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, 1992, pp 69-153. Smith, JA & Boyd, KM: Lives in the balance. The ethics of using animals in biomedical research. Oxford University Press, UK. 1991. Regan, T & Singer, P: Animal rights and human obligations. Second edition. Prentice Hall Inc., New Jersey, USA. 1989. Part 1,2,3 and 7. Appleby MC, Sandoe P: Philosophical debate on the nature of well-being: Implications for animal welfare. Animal Welfare 2002, 11 (3): 283-294 National/international lab anim legislation | |||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||
| Axel Jacob Kornerup Hansen, akh@life.ku.dk, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology/Section for Biomedicine, Phone: 353-32726 | |||||||||||||||
| Course Fee | |||||||||||||||
| 14200 DKK | |||||||||||||||
| Study Board | |||||||||||||||
| Study Committee V | |||||||||||||||
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