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How funding bodies can embed the 3Rs in their peer review process, including details of our review and advice service.

Icon representing peer review: two people connected by arrows going round a paper

Techniques for blood sampling in laboratory animal species to ensure the most appropriate technique is chosen.

Five needles with empty syringes on a pale blue background

Guidance on reducing or refining animal use for studies with cardiovascular, central nervous system and respiratory functional measurements.

A beagle at an indoor play area

Approaches for sampling blood in the marmoset, covering non-surgical and terminal techniques.

Two marmosets in an outdoor enclosure, with an icon of a needle and syringe on a yellow background in the corner of the image.

How magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is contributing to the 3Rs in neuroscience studies involving non-human primates.

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A dedicated website with resources for everyone who works with, or is interested in, laboratory macaques.

A macaque eating

Learn more about why the single use of needles should be standard practice and how to implement this in your facility.

A rat being injected with a hypodermic needle
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How to recognise and prevent pain, suffering and distress in laboratory animals.

A screenshot of an e-learning module activity, with a photo of a white rat labelled with green "i" buttons to indicate where trainees can click for more information. A label reads "Body posture: the posture is normal".
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Principles and techniques for humane killing of laboratory animals.

Mice in a cage with a pipe connected to it, to be used for euthanasia.