Laboratory Animal Science and Bioethics

Course description

lectures: 1 hour/week
2×4 hours of plenary practicals

Basic purpose: To give theoretical and practical knowledge about the choice of experimental model, the biology, genetics, feeding and husbandry of laboratory animals, their welfare
requirements, practical handling, alternatives and ethical aspects.

 

Responsible teacher:
dr. Kinga Fodor, associate professor

Lecturers:
dr. Gabriella Korsós
dr. Annamária Ugrainé Kiss
Dorottya Bozsó

Secretary: Krisztina Sényi

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Lectures theme

Date	Topic	Lecturer
09.08	1) Requirements. The history of animal experiments	Korsós G.
09.15	2) The concept, significance and animal welfare aspects of animal experimentation	Fodor K.
09.22	3) Bioethics	Korsós G.
09.29	4) 3Rs. The principles of Replacement and Reduction	Korsós G.
10.06	5) The principle of Refinement	Korsós G.
10.13	6) Recognize pain and stress and estimate its extent in animal experiments. Euthanasia of experimental animals	Kiss A.
10.20	7) Experimental animals and biomodels	Bozsó D.
10.27	8) Possibilities of animal welfare monitoring in animal experiments	Fodor K.
11.03	9) Authorization and regulation of animal testing. The Committee of Animal Welfare in the Institutes	Fodor K.
11.10	10) Animal facilities and microbiological standardization	Bozsó D.
11.17	11) Lab Animal Genetics	Korsós G.
11.24	12) Housing of experimental animals (cages, nutrition, bedding, environmental enrichment)	Bozsó D.
12.01	13) The most important diseases of laboratory animals	Fodor K.
12.08	14) Animal experimentation news, consultation	Korsós G.

Practical lessons theme

Gr 1-5: 09.16 Gr 6-10:09.23	Ethology and proper handling of the most common laboratory animal species	Korsós G.
	Demonstration	Fodor K.
Gr 1-5: 10.21 Gr 6-10:10.28	Anatomy and physiology of lab animals	Korsós G.
	Demonstration	Bozsó D.

Evaluation description

The final grade is basically made up of two parts:
– e-learning tasks during the semester
– written exam during the exam period

All the details can by found in the syllabus and on the moodle page of the course

Exam information

The students take a written exam during the exam period

The topic list for the exam can be found in the syllabus and on the moodle page of the course