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This course targets students at a career development stage where animal use is deemed necessary. Participants will gain insight into animal usage in scientific contexts and comprehend the necessity for ongoing education. The student will learn ethics, basic biology of mice and rats as well as gain training in handling minimally invasive techniques on live animals and humane methods of killing of mice and/or rats. After the course the student will have the right to perform procedures on practiced species under supervision until procedure- specific competence has been obtained through training. The course will cover EU directive 2010/63/EU article 23 function (a) carrying out procedures on animals and function (d) killing animals.

• The learning platform will be accessible from March 3 to March 31, 2025.
• The training will proceed if a minimum 12 participants are registered.
• Please register latest at February 15, 2025 at this link
• The course fee for the theoretical part is 650 euros.
• Course announcement in PDF.

Following successful completion of the theoretical online exam, participation in practical training days is mandatory. Participants can opt for practical training modules focused on mice, rats. The exact dates of the practical training will be determined, with an estimated timeframe in May 2025.

• The practical training will be conducted with a minimum of 12 registered participants
• The fee for practical training is 390 euros per species (either mouse or rat)

In any question please contact:
   ​Estonian University of Life Sciences
   Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences

e-mail: riin.kikkas@emu.ee
https://vl.emu.ee/