Alternatives in Education—Rat and Mouse Simulators Evaluated from Course Trainers’ and Supervisors’ Perspective
Simulators allow the inexperienced to practice their skills prior to exercise on live animals. Therefore, they bear great potential in overcoming the dilemma between the present demand for high-quality practical training involving live animals whilst implementing the 3R principle according to the Di...
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| author | Melanie Humpenöder Giuliano M. Corte Marcel Pfützner Mechthild Wiegard Roswitha Merle Katharina Hohlbaum Nancy A. Erickson Johanna Plendl Christa Thöne-Reineke |
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| description | Simulators allow the inexperienced to practice their skills prior to exercise on live animals. Therefore, they bear great potential in overcoming the dilemma between the present demand for high-quality practical training involving live animals whilst implementing the 3R principle according to the Directive 2010/63/EU. Currently, one mouse and six rat simulators are commercially available. As data on their impact are lacking, this project aimed at providing an overview of the awareness, implementation, and methodical and practical satisfaction provided by 35 course trainers and supervisors of laboratory animal training courses for mice and rats regarding the simulators available. Although simulators facilitate training of relevant techniques and relatively high awareness of them seemed to be present, their implementation is currently very low, possibly due to lack of meeting the respondents’ demands. Thus, this study revealed the overall approval of simulator training and general demand for user-optimized, realistic, and financially affordable simulators and, hence, indicates a strong impulse for new developments strengthening the 3Rs as a benefit to all animals used in research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1188cfd8dae6471bb2ed334be7e765e62023-11-22T01:08:07ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152021-06-01117184810.3390/ani11071848Alternatives in Education—Rat and Mouse Simulators Evaluated from Course Trainers’ and Supervisors’ PerspectiveMelanie Humpenöder0Giuliano M. Corte1Marcel Pfützner2Mechthild Wiegard3Roswitha Merle4Katharina Hohlbaum5Nancy A. Erickson6Johanna Plendl7Christa Thöne-Reineke8Institute of Animal Welfare, Animal Behavior and Laboratory Animal Science, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, 14163 Berlin, GermanyInstitute of Veterinary Anatomy, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, GermanyInstitute of Veterinary Anatomy, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, GermanyInstitute of Animal Welfare, Animal Behavior and Laboratory Animal Science, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, 14163 Berlin, GermanyInstitute for Veterinary Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, 14163 Berlin, GermanyInstitute of Animal Welfare, Animal Behavior and Laboratory Animal Science, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, 14163 Berlin, GermanyInstitute of Animal Welfare, Animal Behavior and Laboratory Animal Science, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, 14163 Berlin, GermanyInstitute of Veterinary Anatomy, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, GermanyInstitute of Animal Welfare, Animal Behavior and Laboratory Animal Science, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, 14163 Berlin, GermanySimulators allow the inexperienced to practice their skills prior to exercise on live animals. Therefore, they bear great potential in overcoming the dilemma between the present demand for high-quality practical training involving live animals whilst implementing the 3R principle according to the Directive 2010/63/EU. Currently, one mouse and six rat simulators are commercially available. As data on their impact are lacking, this project aimed at providing an overview of the awareness, implementation, and methodical and practical satisfaction provided by 35 course trainers and supervisors of laboratory animal training courses for mice and rats regarding the simulators available. Although simulators facilitate training of relevant techniques and relatively high awareness of them seemed to be present, their implementation is currently very low, possibly due to lack of meeting the respondents’ demands. Thus, this study revealed the overall approval of simulator training and general demand for user-optimized, realistic, and financially affordable simulators and, hence, indicates a strong impulse for new developments strengthening the 3Rs as a benefit to all animals used in research.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/7/18483R principlehumane educationtrainingalternativelaboratory animalsEU Directive |
| spellingShingle | Melanie Humpenöder Giuliano M. Corte Marcel Pfützner Mechthild Wiegard Roswitha Merle Katharina Hohlbaum Nancy A. Erickson Johanna Plendl Christa Thöne-Reineke Alternatives in Education—Rat and Mouse Simulators Evaluated from Course Trainers’ and Supervisors’ Perspective Animals 3R principle humane education training alternative laboratory animals EU Directive |
| title | Alternatives in Education—Rat and Mouse Simulators Evaluated from Course Trainers’ and Supervisors’ Perspective |
| title_full | Alternatives in Education—Rat and Mouse Simulators Evaluated from Course Trainers’ and Supervisors’ Perspective |
| title_fullStr | Alternatives in Education—Rat and Mouse Simulators Evaluated from Course Trainers’ and Supervisors’ Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alternatives in Education—Rat and Mouse Simulators Evaluated from Course Trainers’ and Supervisors’ Perspective |
| title_short | Alternatives in Education—Rat and Mouse Simulators Evaluated from Course Trainers’ and Supervisors’ Perspective |
| title_sort | alternatives in education rat and mouse simulators evaluated from course trainers and supervisors perspective |
| topic | 3R principle humane education training alternative laboratory animals EU Directive |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/7/1848 |
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