Summary

The course will provide the necessary empirical and theoretical knowledge to carry out experiments with wild vertebrates. This course will be recognized by cantonal veterinary services provided that participants also follow another course on legislation. During our course we will consider birds (ethics, legislation, most frequent experiments, capture techniques, handling, biometry, blood sampling, injection, implantation, radiotracking, marking, neck collars), mammals (capture techniques, handling, biometry, blood sampling, radio tracking, marking), reptiles and amphibians (legislation and status, capture, handling, marking, blood sampling, rearing), fish (ethics, legislation, most frequent experiments, capture techniques, maintenance in captivity, anaesthetization, handling, biometry, tissue and blood sampling, radio tracking and marking, standard ecotoxicology tests and alternatives), and non-invasive genetic methods (molecular analyses and genetic markers, principles and limitations of non-invasive genetic methods, and examples applied to conservation biology and wildlife forensics).
 

General information

According to the legislation, people who carry out or supervise animal experiments, must follow the introductory course in laboratory animal science (module 1 practice and theory). Supervisors also have to attend a second course (module 2) to acquire the expertise and techniques necessary to plan and supervise animal experimental protocols. This course is recognized by the veterinary service and corresponds to the practical part of the module 1 (see the certificate from the veterinary service and the resal website). In order to complete the module 1, participants need to attend also the theoretical part (click here to see when the next theoretical course is organized).

According to Article 21 of the OFPPSEA, all supervisors and researchers performing animal experiments must complete four days of additional training every four years in the field of animal experimentation relative to their field of research. This course is also acknowledged as 2,5 days of continuing education by the suisse veterinary service.

Programme

  Animal experimentation program 2011

 

  Accreditation 2011