(Two workshops during the year 2008)

Organized by: Prof. Dr. Ashour Abdel-Moula

NB. Enrollment limited to 15 participants

Day 1:

-        Introduction; general aspects of laboratory animal science

-        Coffee break

-        Laboratory animal house: design, handling, marking, exercise・tc.

Day 2:

-        Mice-rats: practical training (handling)

-        Biology and husbandry of laboratory animals

-        Coffee break

-        Laboratory animal science databases (PREX)

-        Preparation of protocol of animal experiment

Day 3:

-        Hamster ・Rabbits: practical training (techniques)

-        Genetic standardization

-        Coffee break

-        Anaesthesia/analgesia

Day 4:

-        Using laboratory animals as a model of human diseases

-        Diseases of laboratory animals

-        Coffee break

-        Nutrition of laboratory animals

-        Ethical aspects of animal experimentation