What the literature tells us about score sheet design

Philippe Bugnon; Maike Heimann; Michaela Thallmair

doi:10.1177/0023677216671552

What the literature tells us about score sheet design

Lab Anim. 2016 Dec;50(6):414-417. doi: 10.1177/0023677216671552.

Authors

Philippe Bugnon¹, Maike Heimann², Michaela Thallmair³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland philippe.bugnon@uzh.ch.
² Responsible for training and education in laboratory science, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
³ Animal Welfare, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.

PMID: 27909190
DOI: 10.1177/0023677216671552

Abstract

Score sheets are an essential tool of animal welfare. They allow transparent assessments to be made of animal health and behavior during animal experiments and they define interventions when deviations from normal status are detected. As such, score sheets help to refine animal experiments as part of the 3R (replacement, reduction and refinement) concept. This mini review aims at summarizing the scarce literature available on score sheet design.

Keywords: 3Rs; pain assessment; refinement; score sheet.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animal Use Alternatives / methods*
Animal Welfare*
Animals
Animals, Laboratory*
Research Design*