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Research in veterinary clinical practice:
on the boundary between experiments and treatment (2023)

Art

Vortrag

Autoren

Krehl, K. (WE 11)

Wiegard, M. (WE 11)

Thöne-Reineke, C. (WE 11)

Kongress

Central-East European Laboratory Animal Science Congress (CELASC Prague 2023)

Prague, Czech Republic, 30.05. – 01.06.2023

Quelle

1st Central-East European laboratory animal science congress (CELACS Prague 2023) : book of abstracts — Edited by: Jan Honetschläger, Kristina Kejlová (Hrsg.)

1. Auflage

Prague: Společnost pro vědu o laboratorních zvířatech, 2023 — S. 21–22

ISBN: 978-80-11-03199-2

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

URL (Volltext): https://guarant.eu/celasc2023/files/celasc-2023-book-of-abstracts.pdf

Kontakt

Institut für Tierschutz, Tierverhalten und Versuchstierkunde

Königsweg 67
14163 Berlin
+49 30 838 61146
tierschutz@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

Research in veterinary clinical practice differs fundamentally from translational research, since the animal represents a model for itself and the research species is identical to the target species. This facilitates ethical consideration, since the problem of transferability does not exist. In most cases, the expected benefit is also foreseeable in time and can be transferred to humans, for example, in questions about OneHealth. Attention should be drawn to a topic that many practicing veterinarians may not be fully aware of. Veterinary practitioners are allowed to perform any intervention, if there is a curative necessity. The same procedure performed by the same person but exclusively for scientific interest is legally classified as an animal experiment,
which has to be applied for at the respective competent authorities. Criteria for classifying an animal experiment include interventions that serve directly or indirectly a scientific purpose (i.e. the production, extraction, storage and reproduction of substances, products and organisms or the removal of organs and tissues) or interventions on animals for educational and training purposes in combination with the possibility of this causing pain, suffering, distress or harm to the animals. With the help of some practical examples, it will be demonstrated how fine the line between an animal experiment and a clinical trial which is not subject to authorization is, and how decisions can be found. In the early planning stage of a study, it should be discussed, if an approval has to be applied for. Even if the procedure performed is not classified as an animal experiment in the legal sense, but as a clinical treatment, which may lead to interesting findings that could be published as a case report or similar, many journals request an ethical statement for all studies involving animals. If available, the file number of the approving authorities can be added. Animal welfare officers are often confronted with such situations and are asked for advice. Therefore this issue should be brought into the focus and discussed.