Depending on how animals are handled, this can cause stress and anxiety, which can impair the animals’ well-being and also affect experimental results. It is therefore necessary to make human-animal interactions as gentle as possible. In mice, the most commonly used laboratory animals, tunnel or cup handling has proven to be a gentler alternative to tail grasping.
In this presentation, tunnel and cup handling will first be explained using videos, and tips for practical implementation will be provided. Subsequently, selected studies will be presented in which the effects of the various handling methods were investigated. Potential hurdles that should be discussed and overcome before implementation within one’s own animal facility will also be addressed. In general, it makes sense to discuss the introduction of tunnel and/or cup handling with all staff members at one’s own facility so that all colleagues work together in the spirit of the 3Rs.
- Venue: Online
- Language: German
- Date: 07.07.2026, 15:00-17:00 Uhr
- Speaker:Dr. Katharina Hohlbaum, Bf3R, Berlin
- Participation is free, but registration is required: Registration link
- More information: here
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Bf3R Insights is a web-based seminar series organised by the German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals (Bf3R) with the aim of bringing the Centre's diverse work topics closer to equally diverse interest groups. You can register for one or more seminars free of fee.
The German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals (Bf3R) is part of the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR). It coordinates nationwide activities with the aim of reducing animal testing to the absolutely necessary minimum and ensuring the best possible protection for laboratory animals.
The seminar takes place online and is conducted in German.