Pain, suffering and distress

The aim of this course is to have the main knowledge to recognize signs of pain, suffering and distress in laboratory animal.

Program:

  • Definitions
  • Physiological and behavioral assessment of pain and distress
  • Species specific signs (rodents, rabbits, carnivores, ruminants, NHP)
  • Score sheets
  • Severity classification
  • Humane endpoints

The module concludes with a knowledge assessment that you must pass to complete this training.

Target audience: Animal caretaker, person in charge of carrying out procedures on animals, person in charge of designing procedures and project, Animal Welfare Body

Duration: 3h30


  • Language: English (en_us), English (en)
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