AMENDMENTS TO PROJECT AUTHORIZATION THAT REQUIRE THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER'S SIGNATURE

Changes to the application form which need to be referred back to the CO for signature:

1. Section A - Changes to proposed authorisation holder

2. Section B1 – Changes to project manager

3. Section B2 – Changes to deputy project manager

4. Section B3 – Addition of a collaborating establishment

5. Section B3 – Additional locations (other than the authorised user establishment)

6. Section C – Total number of animals per species to be used

7. Section C – Changes to individuals who will be performing procedures

8. Section F – Any changes whatsoever

9. Section G1 – Changes to the information under the Refinement heading only

10.       Section G3 – Any changes to information on animal species

Changes to the application form which do not need to be referred back to the CO for signature:

1. Section C – Project title

2. Section C – Regulatory requirements/production or diagnostic purposes/ethics committee questions

3. Section C – Duration of work

4. Section C – Estimated start date of work

5. Section D1 – Project details

6. Section D2 – Purpose of project

7. Section G1 – Replacement

8. Section G1 – Reduction

9. Section G2 – Animals to be used

Mouse Welfare Indicators

…..If you want a comprehensive check list for assessing the welfare of your mouse, you might find this link useful:

http://www.mousewelfareterms.org/doku.php

....and I am sure that you can also modify it for your rat!

HPRA FEES FROM 2015

No more project application/amendment fees will be charged from the 1st January 2015. A fee of 150 euro per year will be charged for each Individual Authorization from the first of January 2015 to become 250 in 2017.
For more details see below but also in your own "M drive Admin" folder

To Kill a Lab Rat

Those that use CO2 might find this article interesting:

http://www.the-scientist.com//?articles.view/articleNo/41378/title/To-Kill-a-Lab-Rat/

AWB Position Statement:

The AWB considers that the use of non-pharmaceutical grade reagents when an alternative pharmaceutical grade is available is not ethical, against the principle of refinement of the 3Rs and could compromise animal wellbeing, as these compounds are not normally tested for the presence of toxins or pyrogens. Additionally these reagents can potentially increase confounding experimental variables and reduce the reproducibility of a given experiment.

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Remember! ...from the 1st of July

...will be...

ANNUAL RETURNS

The IMB will publish a form to be used for the reporting of animal usage over 2013 by the end of February. Please note that the deadline for submission of these forms is the 30th of March 2014.
The onus on the reporting is on the project manager and you might not have an e-mail reminding you.