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- UAB Specialisation Course
- Code: 2271/22
- 22th edition
- Modality: Face to face
- Credits: 12 ECTS
- Start date: 15/09/2025
- Finish date: 15/11/2025
- Places: 25
- Orientation: Professional
- Price: 2475 €
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Special price 2105 €
Group of application:
- Teaching language: English
- Location: Facultat de Veterinària. Campus UAB, Bellaterra (Barcelona)
This course provides the knowledge and skills required for the effective management of animal facilities for experimental animals by designated veterinarians and other onsite personnel responsible for the welfare and care of laboratory animals.
The content of this course also complies with the training requirements set out in European Directive EU63/2010, developed by the Expert Working Group, supported by European Commission, in respect of the following modules: 3.1) Basic and appropriate biology (theory); 4) Animal care, health and management. 11) Design of procedures and projects (iv) responsibilities, 23) Advanced animal husbandry, care and enrichment practices; 24) Designated veterinarian, (iii) Animal health, care and management.
Contents
- Strategic planning, impact of institutional policy and guidelines Internal relations, relations with other animal centers and with society.- Legislation (local, regional and national) on design and construction of animal facilities
- Animal facility design, construction and equipment: basic concepts; conforming to legislation and "good practices"; specialized functions of animals, projects, personnel and equipment.
- Management of rodent animal facilities: proper hygiene of the facility; storage of material and equipment; security (access); computerised systems.
- Computerized management systems; descriptions of systems; analysis of specific needs and resolution of problems; equipment currently available; maintenance of technical installations.
- Management of a ZebraFish facility: equipment; sterilization; desinfection. security; automatic processes.
- Examples of animal facilities: CReSA: bio-security; multi-species/multi-use, facilities in research laboratories; facilities for genetically modified rodents
- Health and Safety in animal facilities; legislation; Health and safety procedures ; evaluation and prevention of risks; protection of personnel; hygiene of the facility, control and disposal of waste; Plans for emergencies and natural disasters
- Human Recourses.
-- Psychology applied to an animal facility; interaction between welfare of humans and animals.
-- Management of personnel. Categories of personnel and career programs; recruitment of personnel; training; incentives and evaluation of personnel. Current situation of personnel in Spain and Europe.
- Financial control: budgeting; purchasing policy; animal costing; obtaining animals- breeding or obtaining animals externally; obtaining resources; effective financial management.
- Application of information technology in animal facilities:
- Accreditation: AAALAC, ISO, BLP.
Itinerary
This course is included in the Master in Laboratory Animal Science and Welfare.Scholarships and financial aid
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Coordinating centres
Facultad de Veterinaria
Departamento de Biologia Celular, Fisiología e Inmunología
Contact
Patrocinio Vergara Esteras
Phone: 935811848