Refined Laboratory Animal Management
A special issue of Laboratories (ISSN 2813-8856).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 81
Special Issue Editor
Interests: non-human primates; laboratory animal medicine; zoo and wildlife medicine; veterinary infectious diseases; comparative anatomy and pathology; animal welfare and refinement; veterinary anesthesia and analgesia
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of laboratory animal management is evolving rapidly, driven by AI and societal pressure. In this Special Issue, we will highlight innovative approaches that improve animal welfare, environmental footprint, physical and emotional workload, scientific quality, and reproducibility of the performed research. Topics can also include (environmental) enrichment programs, aseptic surgery techniques, training, advances in husbandry, cleaning and disinfection, objective pain scoring systems, the use of AI in animal facility management and scoring systems, health monitoring, and colony management programs.
Dr. Jaco Bakker
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- laboratory animal management
- animal welfare
- laboratory animal husbandry
- AI application
- research reproducibility
- health monitoring
- environmental enrichment
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