News on the 3Rs

Support material for the acclimatisation of zebrafish prior to experiments

To achieve reliable research results, animals are commonly acclimatised after having experienced som...

Additional research funding bodies have endorsed our statement on the 3Rs

Earlier this year, the 3Rs Center finalised a statement on the 3Rs for research funding bodies. Thre...

Support material on group and single housing of rabbits

The rabbit is a naturally social species and must be kept in a group according to Swedish research a...

Guide when choosing aquarium furnishings for fishes housed in a laboratory environment

Swedish legislation requires that fish housed in a laboratory environment have an interior and a bot...

Support material for the acclimatisation of mice and rats prior to experiments

To achieve reliable research results, animals are commonly acclimatised after having experienced som...

Statement on the 3Rs for Swedish research funding bodies

The Swedish 3Rs Center has produced a statement on the 3Rs for Swedish research funding bodies.

A Swedish strategy to replace animal experimentation

The Swedish National Committee and its executive body the Swedish 3Rs Center are dedicated to work w...

Animal-free cell culture

The Swedish 3Rs Center has made an inventory of animal-free alternatives to traditional cell culture...

Information about development and validation of methods

The Swedish 3Rs Center has made an inventory of online resources for development, evaluation and for...

Support in choosing method of euthanasia for mice

Euthanasia of research animals may cause great suffering if the procedure is not carried out correct...

National Committee's annual report

The Swedish National Committee for the Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes has publis...

Stem cell-based research replaces animal experiments

The 3Rs Center has visited a research group at Lund University, that has developed a method to repla...

Don’t lift mice by the tail!

Mice used in research shall not be caught, lifted or moved by the tail. This is stated by the Swedis...

The global 3Rs community

As a National Competence Centre, the 3Rs Center interacts with the 3Rs community and other competenc...