Tasks:
- Advise on issues concerning animal welfare in relation to acquisition, housing, care, and use
- Advise on the application of the principles of replacement, reduction, and refinement
- Inform about technical and scientific developments within replacement, reduction, and refinement
- Establish and update internal operating procedures regarding monitoring, reporting, and follow-up on the welfare of animals housed or used in the institution or company
- Monitor the development and outcomes of projects with regard to their impact on the animals used, and identify and advise on factors that can further contribute to replacement, reduction, and refinement
- Advise on plans for how animals that are to be rehomed or returned to a habitat or production system appropriate for the species are rehabilitated, including socialized
Members
DVO SUND, related to health science and molecular biology research, includes:- Veterinarian Stefanie Kolstrup (contact person, skolstrup@health.sdu.dk)
- Animal technician Diana Bianca Hansen
- Veterinarian Louise Langhorn
- Professor Henrik Dimke
- Scientific staff member Ann-Britt Marcher
- Associate Professor Mikael Palner
- Research Radiographer, Ph.D. Christina Baun
- Animal technician Liv Holm
- Animal technician Michelle Paarup
- Veterinarian, Associate Professor Charlotte Laurfelt Munch Rasmussen
- Animal technician Denise Lerche Heilskov
- Laboratory Coordinator Dina S. Arengoth (contact person, dsarengoth@biology.sdu.dk)
- Associate Professor Magnus Wahlberg
- Professor Coen Elemans
- Laboratory Katrine Clement Kirkegaard
- Veterinarian Louise Langhorn (advising veterinarian)
Inquiries
Overall, the aim is to contribute to animal welfare, which takes place through guidance on animal welfare and the use of the 3Rs: Replacement, Reduction, Refinement.
DVO may be contacted by researchers for guidance regarding the 3Rs or other questions concerning all aspects of the use of animals in experiments, including breeding, housing conditions and care, optimal handling techniques, anesthesia and pain relief, reduction of the impact of procedures on animals, and humane endpoints. Additionally, DVO can advise on whether reuse or rehoming of laboratory animals after the experiment may be a viable solution.
Contact DVO
See contact persons.