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Institute of Animal TechnologyBulletinG Congress Reports G AS-ETG Branch News G Diary DatesVol 55 No 6 June 2019CONGRESS 2019 SPECIAL ISSUE

EDITOR*Carole Wilsonbulletineditor@iat.org.ukASSISTANT EDITOR*Karen Dunfordbulletinassistant@iat.org.ukADVERTISEMENTMANAGERSPRC Associates Ltdmail@prcassoc.co.ukPublished monthly by theInstitute of Animal Technology*Registered Office:5 South ParadeSummertownOxfordOX2 7JLISSN 0263-2861For enquiries other thanBulletin related contact:IAT ADMINISTRATOR*admin@iat.org.ukor 0800 085 4380BulletinVol 55 No 6 June 2019Final copy date forAugust Bulletin1st JulyThe opinions expressed in theBulletin do not necessarily reflectthose of the Editor or theInstitute.CONTENTSDear Readers 533rd Annual General 7-11Meeting – AbridgedMinutesBoard of Educational 12-13Policy NewsletterCongress Report 15-69IAT Congress – 71-74First Timer’s ReportYork Maze 76AS-ET News 77London Branch Tech 81-85MonthDiary Dates 87

BulletinJune 2019• 5DDeeaarr RReeaaddeerrssHere we are, as promised – the bumperCongress edition of the Bulletin, this year held inLiverpool, a city I used to live in but haven’t beenback to in the last thirty years and how it haschanged!What can I tell you about Congress? Well, it wasbigger than ever this year and a huge thank youto everyone who contributed – look through theCongress report, pages 15-69. For those of youwho were there, see if you can spot yourselves! For those who werenot, just look through and see if you can spot people you know! Therewere 37 posters this year, I hope we have given a flavour of thoseposters throughout the Bulletin, sorry if yours does not feature – therewere just so many of them. Again, with 12 workshops, we have had tobe a little bit selective about images, but I can tell from feedback thatthey were well attended and enjoyed. I think we have covered all thepresentations and definitely all the award winners.If you do not see yourself this month, look out in July’s Bulletin for PartTwo of the Congress photos!We also have a great article written by a first timer at Congress, EwaJanowicz from Edinburgh University, who describes her adventure veryeloquently and sums up how educational and enjoyable Congress is.See pages 71-74.If you are all Congressed out and want to hear about Branch News,then read about London’s night at the museum on pages 81-85.HHaappppyy RReeaaddiinngg!!CCaarroollee

BulletinJune 2019• 7ABRIDGED MINUTES OF THE 33RD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGOF THE INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL TECHNOLOGY18.00 hours on Tuesday 8th April 2019held at the ACC, LiverpoolThe AGM was chaired by the IAT President, Robin Lovell-Badge CBE FRS andwas attended by 75 members. Robin welcomed everyone to the IAT AGM.1. ApologiesApologies were received from Vicky Robinson.2. Minutes of the 32nd Annual General Meetingof the Institute of Animal Technology heldon 20th March 2018 at the HarrogateInternational Conference CentreThe minutes were accepted as a true and accuraterecord of the meeting. Proposed: Steven CubittSeconded: Wendy SteelCarried unanimously3. Matters arising from the minutesAt the 2018 AGM, the sustainability of packaging for ATW and theBulletin had been raised. Linda Horan reported that the currentpackaging is made from recycled material and can be recycled. Currentstocks will be used and Council will then consider future options.There were no further matters arising.4. CorrespondenceThere was no correspondence to be covered under this item.5. Annual ReportThe full IAT Annual Report had been published on the IAT website priorto Congress 2019 and all members notified via email. Hon Secretary Linda Horan (LH) spoke to the Annual Report, a fullversion of which is available on the IAT website, in the ‘MembersDocument’ Section.Robin Lovell-Badge

Bulletin8 •June 2019Major Council Objectives for 20191. Animal Technology and Welfare (ATW) to become an open access,free to view e-publication from January 2020.2. Review and revise IAT Levels 4, 5 and 6 Diplomas in LaboratoryAnimal Science and Technology to ensure their continuing relevanceto the latest scientific knowledge and techniques.3. Develop a Level 5 HE Animal Technologist Apprenticeship, buildingon the Level 3 Animal Technologist Apprenticeship.4. In collaboration with EFAT and FELASA develop and supporteducation and training of animal care staff within Europe andoverseas.5. Continue and increase opportunities and joint initiatives with otherlike-minded organisations.6. Plan events to celebrate the IAT’s 70th Anniversary in 2020.There were no questions on the annual report.6. Financial ReportCharlie Chambers reported that it had beenhis privilege to serve on the IAT Councilfor many years, having acted asTreasurer, or Assistant Treasurer for 24of those years and this would be his18th Treasurer’s report.Charlie reported that the IAT wasfinancially sound, having had a goodfinancial year in 2018, with anoperational surplus of £6k. The IAT hassound reserves, mainly due to work being carriedout on a voluntary basis. Charlie thanked everyonefor their hard work.Healthy reserves are essential to enable the IAT to book for futureevents, as bank credit checks are carried out before large contracts aresigned. As Congress venues are now being booked three or four years inadvance, along with substantial deposits.Major sources of income for 2018 were:Congress £100,428Subscriptions £86,274Bulletin advertising £11,009

BulletinJune 2019• 9There were some significant fluctuations in the accounts for 2018, whichCharlie wished to explain:Travelling and Subsistence expenses – these increased from £32,514 to£41,227. This reflects a full complement of Council members, who aretravelling from all over the UK and Ireland to meetings.Support for CLAST – increased from £15,500 to £26,073. This represents afull year’s support from UAR to manage the CLAST website.AS-ET donations – includes a one-off donation of £8k in addition to theusual donated advertising space etc.Creditors: Amounts falling due in one year. This covers the pre-paidincome we have received in 2018 which is for activities in 2019 andincludes membership payments received in 2018 for 2019 subscriptionsand payments made in 2018 for attendance at Congress 2019.Charlie reported that the days when people who were MIAT or FIAT werepaid significantly higher salaries are long gone, therefore Council haddiscussed the historical merits of different levels of membership fees.Charlie therefore proposed keeping the membership levels as they arebut introducing a flat rate of membership subscription, proposing a flatrate of £50 for Affiliate, Associate, Member, Fellow and Corporatemembers. This rate will also apply to overseas members who access theATW and Bulletin on-line. Overseas members who wish to receive hardcopy publications will pay the excess for postage. The Retired membersrate will remain at £31.The Financial Report and the Audited Accounts were then proposed.Proposed: Charlie ChambersSeconded: Adele KitchingCarried unanimouslyKen Applebee reported that this was Charlie’s 46th consecutiveattendance at an IAT Congress. Ken thanked Charlie for his dedication tothe IAT over many years.7. Appointment of the AuditorThe Treasurer proposed that King Loose be re-appointed as auditors for2019. Proposed: Charlie Chambers Seconded: Steven CubittCarried unanimously

Bulletin10 •June 20198. Election of OfficersKen Applebee (KAA), Chair IAT Council took over as chair of the AGM forthe appointment of the President.8.i PresidentCouncil wished to propose Robin Lovell-Badge as President for theforthcoming year.Proposed: CouncilSeconded: Andy DomoneCarried unanimouslyProfessor Sir Richard Gardner will continue as Immediate Past President.8.ii Vice-PresidentsCouncil proposed three new Vice Presidents. Further details andbiographies can be found in the Full AGM Minutes (on the IAT Website)and also in the Congress 2019 Handbook.Senga AllanProposed: CouncilSeconded: Tim McGuireCarried unanimouslyPaul SandersProposed: CouncilSeconded: Gary ChildsCarried unanimouslyDavid SpillaneProposed: CouncilSeconded: Wendy SteelCarried unanimouslyJan-Bas Prins was alsopresented with his plaque ashe had been unable to receiveit at the previous AGM.Jan-Bas thanked the IAT for the honour ofbecoming a Vice President. Jan-Bas stated thatalthough he had not been working with the IAT forvery long, he was very happy to now be able to getfully involved.Senga AllanPaul SandersDavid SpillaneJan-Bas Prins

BulletinJune 2019• 11The following were proposed en bloc as Vice Presidents:David Anderson Stephen Barnett Miles CarrollBrian Cass Paul Flecknell Penny Hawkins Wendy Jarrett Judy MacArthur Clark Fiona McEwenTim Morris Jose Orellana Clive PageJan-Bas Prins Vicky Robinson Gail ThompsonRobert WeichbrodProposed: CouncilSeconded: Jas BarleyCarried unanimously8.iii CouncilThere were eight candidates for eight vacancies on Council, so noelection was held and the following eight candidates were appointed toserve a three-year term:Matthew Bilton Steven Cubitt Simon CummingHaley Daniels Glyn Fisher Linda HoranElaine Kirkum Steve Owen9. Proposals for Honorary and Life MembershipNo proposals were put forward for Honorary or Life Memberships.10. Any Other BusinessThere being no other business, the President, Robin Lovell-Badge,thanked IAT Council for all their hard work over the year, and theCongress Committee for putting together an interesting Congress. He closed the meeting at 18.45 hours wishing everyone an enjoyableCongress 2019.

Bulletin12 •June 2019Board of Educational PolicyBoard of Educational PolicyNewsletterNewsletterFurther Education FEIAT Business Development ExecutiveThe management of the IAT Education has expanded over the past fewyears to meet employer and Ofqual demands, along with the ongoingneed to professionalise and standardise the education system to conformwith external and internal regulations. In light of this, the IAT recruitedJock Fraser as the IAT Business Development Executive in October 2018,to develop the business side of the IAT’s educational offering,standardise processes and policy and to moderate the work from thevarious centres and providers.Level 2 & 3 Stakeholder Review As part of our agreed process with Ofqual as an Awarding Organisation(AO), a stakeholder review of the Level 2 and Level 3 syllabi has takenplace. The syllabi were developed and structured so that they can befitthe needs of different establishments allowing the use of differentspecies; for example. We want to ensure that syllabi remain current andmeet the needs of students and employers, utilising the latesttechnologies to maintain optimum levels of laboratory animal care andwelfare. We will hold Syllabus Review Group meetings during the nextacademic year and plan to introduce updated syllabi in September 2020.Moderation of Level 2 & 3The role of moderation is currently conducted by IAT members withsignificant experience and knowledge, who have been trained toconduct this role. This is a voluntary role that moderators conduct on topof day to day jobs within the Industry. From September 2019 Jock Fraserwill take over the role of the IAT moderation process. The moderatorswill hand over to Jock during the coming months and Haley Daniels willthen stand down as Chair of the Board of Moderators. The IAT verymuch hopes that having a single individual moderating all our providerswill lead to greater consistency, delivery and help to maintain therequisite educational standards of our awards.

BulletinJune 2019• 13Board of Educational PolicyAs the Board of Moderators will disband from September 2019, the termsof reference for the Board of Education Policy will have to be revisedaccordingly. It is envisaged that additional members will includeindividuals who previously served as moderators to ensure the IAT doesnot lose their valuable knowledge and expertise going forward.Level 3 Animal Technologist ApprenticeshipThere are now approaching 20 students signed up to the IAT’s AnimalTechnologist Apprenticeship, with more expected to join this year. Ourfirst cohort will soon be undertaking their EPA (End Point Assessment)and we are keen to see them certified accordingly.We have been approached by a number of education institutionsthroughout the country who are interested in delivering ourapprenticeship, which is encouraging and will help us achieve our aim of40 new apprentices each year.Feedback from both the employers and the apprentices has been verypositive and we are continuing to develop and improve, what is for many,a new experience.For more information on our apprenticeship programme please visit ourwebsite or email jfraser@iat.org.ukHigher Education (HE)After receiving feedback from employers and students it has been decidedto review the HE Levels 4, 5 and 6 syllabi, including the names of units tobest reflect the content and relevance to educate individuals who aspireto senior rolls in our industry. The College of Laboratory Animal Science and Technology (CLAST)www.clast.org.ukwill give an update later this year on possibledevelopments and how these changes will be delivered, which we hopewill offer greater benefits and flexibility to students and employers alike. Steven Cubitt (Chair) and Adele Kitching (Secretary)IAT Board of Educational Policy

Life goes on, day after day; Hearts torn in every way; So ferry ‘cross the Mersey ‘cause this land’s the place I love, and here I’ll stayThese are the opening lines to Ferry ‘cross the Mersey, one of the most famoussongs about Liverpool and it certainly was a great place to hold Congress 2019!Even the weather smiled on us and treated us to some wonderful sunsets overthe river. By Nikki StevensTrade delegates started arriving on Monday morning and set-up began. TheExhibition Hall was a wonderful, large space, with no pillars or obstacles tomake Allan Thornhill’s job too complicated! View across the Mersey

Bulletin16 •June 2019Open spaces

BulletinJune 2019• 17Setting up

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BulletinJune 2019• 19Open spaces

As is becoming the norm, the venue stipulated that hi-vis jackets were requiredduring set-up and break-down. BulletinJune 2019• 21By 16.00 hours on Tuesday, everyone was ready and the Hall was cleaned priorto the official opening that evening.The Congress Registration desk opened at 10.00 hours on Tuesday anddelegates were able to print their own badges and collect their ‘goody bags’,

Bulletin22 •June 2019which included the handbook, detailing everything that would take placeduring Congress. The programme was also available on the Congress Appwhich was widely used by delegates.

BulletinJune 2019• 23Personal itineraries could be planned on the App, reminding delegates ofworkshops booked and platform programme timings, etc.

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BulletinJune 2019• 25For delegates arriving early on Tuesday, there were three workshops to choosefrom. Pre-booking was almost full for all three however, it was disappointingthat the turnout of delegates actually attending was only about 50%!

Bulletin26 •June 2019Orientation

BulletinJune 2019• 27To help delegates familiarise themselves with the venue layout, an OrientationTour took place at 16.45 hours, followed by the Ice Breaker session.

Bulletin28 •June 2019This is a chancefor thoseattending forthe first time, orwho perhapsdon’t knowanyone else, orwho just wantto get involved,to relax andinteract withother delegates.Interactivegames and adrink were onoffer. Orientation andIce Breaker

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Bulletin30 •June 2019Delegates were then invited along to the IAT AGM. A full version of the AGMminutes are available on the IAT website and an abridged version is publishedin this issue of the Bulletin. Three new Vice Presidents were elected at theAGM and Council very much look forward to working with them. The AGM is agreat opportunity to hear about the work of Council and to engage with thefuture direction and activities of the IAT.The AGM

BulletinJune 2019• 31The New Vice PresidentsSenga AllanDavid SpillanePaul Sanders Jan-Bas Prins

Bulletin32 •June 2019The Opening of the Trade Exhibition

BulletinJune 2019• 33Following the AGM was the Official Opening of the Trade Exhibition. A winereception, welcomed delegates to the Exhibition Hall and a buffet was served.Delegates spent a very enjoyable evening talking to trade representatives,catching up with old friends and making new ones.

Bulletin34 •June 2019Enjoying the Trade Exhibition

BulletinJune 2019• 35Alan Graham opens the Platform SessionsWednesday morning dawned bright and clear and the platform session wasopened by Alan Graham, Chair of the Congress Committee. The session thengot fully underway with the Flash Trade Presentations.

Bulletin36 •June 2019The Flash Trade Presentations

BulletinJune 2019• 37The Flash Trade Presentations

Bulletin38 •June 2019The Flash Trade Presentations

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Bulletin40 •June 2019As always, these were well received and timings were strictly adhered to!

BulletinJune 2019• 41Then the First Time Presenters took to the stage. The First Time PresentersRhys PerryJoe WarmsleySteve Trim standing in for Phill RobinsonJoanne King

Bulletin42 •June 2019This can be a nerve-wracking experience but IAT audiences are very welcomingand supportive, so it is a good opportunity to take the plunge and make adebut presentation. Six first time presenters were scheduled to speak, howeverdue to illness, one presentation was delivered by a last-minute substitute! The judges had a hard job to do and said:“The First Time Presenters session is always one of the best sessions atCongress. It is great to see Animal Technologists rising to the challenge ofpresenting and engaging so enthusiastically with the need to shareinformation about the 3Rs, animal welfare, and how techs can developprofessionally. The only downside is having to choose a winningpresentation!This is always difficult and this year was no exception. The judgesthoroughly enjoyed all of the talks, which covered some very differenttopics including experiences of becoming a NACWO, resource sharing toreduce numbers, tackling seizures in mice, husbandry refinements andzebrafish fecundity and welfare. A common theme within all of them wasthe significant benefits that are realised for animal welfare, the quality ofthe science and the culture of care when Animal Technologists areempowered and able to use their expertise to the full.Julie Roberts –First Time Presenter

BulletinJune 2019• 43Difficult though it was, the judges came to a unanimous decision. Ourwinning presentation was well laid out, easy to follow, defined a welfareissue very clearly and took us step-by-step through the problem-solvingprocess in a way that others could follow and implement for themselves. It was also very engaging and fun to listen to, although we could have donewith a swear box!The winners were …. Chelsea Cavanagh and Anna Morgunowicz.”Congratulations to Chelsea and Anna for their winning presentation “Increasedincidence of spontaneous seizures in laboratory mice in an IVC environment”.Chelsea and Anna!

Bulletin44 •June 2019We are also very grateful to Marshall BioResources for their on-going supportof the prize for the Best First Time Presenter. We are also indebted to AS-ET fortheir support of the first time presenters session.Further papers and workshops took place in the afternoon and during the teabreak, poster authors were in attendance to chat and answer questions abouttheir posters. Robin speaks to Chelsea and AnnaTheresa Cunningham-FaughnanStuart Saigeman

BulletinJune 2019• 45The Poster Session

Bulletin46 •June 2019The Poster Session

BulletinJune 2019• 47Julian PhippsPenny Hawkins

Bulletin48 •June 2019Gemma ForrestMark Freeman

BulletinJune 2019• 49Ferret Influenza work at Crick – Caroline ZverevJenny Bartley Christine Zverev

Bulletin50 •June 2019A total of 37 posters were on display and on Thursday four authors gave ashort presentation to further develop their poster subject.LBS (serving Biotechnology) Ltdvery generously sponsor the prizefor the Best Poster, which this yearwent to Katie Harris from thePirbright Institute, for her poster“Refinement to promote Gallusgallus welfare in an experimentalpoultry facility”.The judges said of Katie’s poster:“This poster offers acombination of enrichmentmodalities addressing thebehavioural needs of thespecies. This is very welcomefor a species that is not acommon species in manyfacilities, but for whichsometimes temporaryinstallations are beingestablished. Anyoneconsidering housing poultryshould take note of the results of Katie’s work.”The judges also highly commended Daisy Hansford from DSTL for her poster“Why is a heat lamp beneficial for marmoset behaviour?”.“Well laid out and well documented work on the effects of introducing aheat lamp above the hammock in the marmoset’s cage. Perhaps not a novelidea, but a simple one and demonstrated an effective addition to thealready existing corpus of enrichment options for NHP.”Wednesday evening saw a return of the ever popular Ken’s Quiz. Due to thefact that everyone always wants to attend the quiz, it was decided that therewould be no alternative entertainment that evening. Most delegatesparticipated – with varying degrees of success! It was a close run thing but theeventual winners received a bottle of champagne each. The runners upreceived wine, and the booby prize for last place was mini Easter Bunnies! Thequiz rounds were all very entertaining and the first round related to the host

BulletinJune 2019• 51city of Liverpool. Ken even found a “local” to read out the questions in aLiverpudlian accent! The marathon round caused some queries, with no teamspotting the cryptic clue that the first letter of each answer spelt out the nameof the IAT President, Professor Robin Lovell-Badge – not even Robin himself! It was a very enjoyable evening, and our thanks go as always to Ken for settingand delivering the quiz.Thursday morning’s platform session opened with an update from the HomeOffice. This is always a well-attended session, with delegates keen to hear thelatest news from ASRU. The audience at the Thursday morning platform session

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BulletinJune 2019• 53Kathy Ryder Kate Chandler

Bulletin54 •June 2019Theresa Cunningham-FaughnanLynn McLaughlin Chloe Stevens

BulletinJune 2019• 55This was followed by an update on the Concordat on Openness by WendyJarrett and papers from Ngaire Dennison from University of Dundee and KatieLidster of the NC3Rs. After coffee there were further papers and workshopsuntil lunchtime. Ngaire Dennison Katie LidsterWendy Jarrett

Bulletin56 •June 2019G Food forThought – thedevelopmentof drugloaded dietsto improveboth scienceand welfare –Alison Ritchie G A tale of20,000mousetails –RachelBlackburn-StoutPoster Presentations

BulletinJune 2019• 57After lunch the poster presentations took place, with four authors presentingtheir work. This is often the first time the authors have given presentationsand is a great starting point, giving confidence and experience.

BulletinJune 2019• 59Poster PresentationsG Ultrasound to ultrasee: the use ofultrasound to determinepregnancy in mice – JasmineStokesG A technician-ledapproach to alteringthe culture of careregarding bloodsampling – NicolasKaye

Bulletin60 •June 2019The Andrew Blake TributeAward winning paper wasthen presented. StephenWoodley and StuartNewman delivered theirpaper “Time’s up for tick-over colonies – do we nowneed to maintain so manyGA mouse lines?” TheAndrew Blake TributeAward is awarded by theIAT and sponsored by TheAssociation of the BritishPharmaceutical Industry toan Animal Technologist atany level, judged to havemade a significantcontribution to improvinglaboratory animal welfare.Details on how to apply for this prestigious award can be found on the IATwebsite, and will be advertised in the Bulletin during the year.Stuart Newman andStephen Woodley

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Bulletin62 •June 2019The platform sessionsconcluded with the KevinDolan Memorial Lecture,delivered this year by Dr AnnaWilliams of the University ofHuddersfield. Dr Williamsdelivered her paper on “Thecase for a human taphonomy(body farm) facility in the UK”.This was a fascinating talk,discussing the arguments forand against the use of thesefacilities, the legal and ethicalsituation in the UK andexplored the efforts toestablish the first humantaphonomy facility in the UK.Anna Williams

BulletinJune 2019• 63Correction to the Congress 2019 HandbookWith sincere apologies to Caroline Zverev for incorrectlycrediting her poster to another author in the Handbook.Page 67 of the Congress 2019 Handbook should read:Ferret influenza research at The Francis Crick InstituteCaroline ZverevThe Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, King’s Cross,London NW1 1AT

Bulletin64 •June 2019Congress 2019 wasbrought to a closeby Chair of the IATCouncil, KenApplebee OBE,following whichpresentations weremade for variousprizes:G Best Poster –Katie Harris

BulletinJune 2019• 65G First TimePresenter – Chelsea Cavanaghreceiving herawardG Marjorie (Sandiford)Whittingham MemorialPrize for Journal Article –‘Synchronisation of oestrouscycle on C57BL/6J mice afterthe introduction of ahanging perforatedcontainer with beddingsoaked by the excretions ofmale mice’ authors:Evangelos Balafas, MariannaStasinopoulou, PavlosAlexakis, Efthimios Paronis,Kostantinos Paschidis andNikolaos Kostomitsopoulos.(Published Journal ofAnimal Welfare andTechnology, April 2018.Vol.17.1 pp 9-12)

Bulletin66 •June 2019G Andrew Blake Tribute Award – Stephen Woodley and Stuart Newman Ken congratulated Theresa Cunningham-Faughnan, the winner of the AAALACInternational Fellowship Award for the USA 2019 and the UK recipient for2018, Allan Thornhill. Theresa had spent two weeks in the UK, visiting facilitiesand attending Congress. Allan had spent two weeks in the States, finishingwith attendance at the AALAS meeting. Further details on how to apply forthis prestigious award can be found on the IAT or AAALAC websites.Congress 2019 culminated with the Gala Dinner on Thursday evening.Jas Barley presents the Andrew Blake Tribute AwardThe Congress Committee

BulletinJune 2019• 67Delegates packed the dance floor, reliving moves from the 80’s! 80’s Rewindknew all the old favourites and how to get delegates on their feet. It was awonderful evening and finished off a very successful Congress on an excellentnote. The Band and dancing!

Bulletin68 •June 2019Following Congress 2019, a feedback survey was sent out to all delegates.Responses were received from 150 delegates.Over 98% of respondents felt the Location of Congress was Excellent or Good,with over 96% expressing an overall satisfaction with Congress 2019 ofExcellent or Good. 66% of respondents used the IAT Congress App, themajority of whom found it easy or very easy to use.Of the respondents who did not attend Workshops, the main reason was thatthey were trade delegates, so busy in the exhibition hall at the time.No respondents reported any difficulties or problems with using the onlineregistration process. Feedback received at registration indicated that delegateswere also very happy with the badge printing system and online registration.All respondents reported that they had visited the trade exhibition duringCongress 2019 and 100% of respondents also reported that they wouldrecommend Congress to others.We do ask respondents to indicate their age range and the results were:Under 25 6.29%25 – 35 28.67%36 – 45 21.68%Over 45 43.36%The survey asks respondents if they have ideas for future workshops, specifictopics which would be of interest, social events and any general suggestionsor comments. Workshop and future topics will be considered by the scientificprogramme team for future Congresses. Of course, we do need to find peopleto deliver these topics, so if you suggested something and know someonewho would be happy to deliver a presentation or workshop on that topic, doplease contact the Congress Committee (congress@iat.org.uk).Ideas for social events including a wide variety of ideas – from bog snorkellingto a tour of the city on an open top bus! Again, ideas will be considered, butby far the most popular suggestion was “The Quiz”.Suggestions as to how to improve Congress or comments about Congress 2019were also varied, but did tend to concentrate on the lack of places to sit oreat lunch in the trade hall. All comments will be read, and appropriate actiontaken where possible. However, we would like to end on one very positivequote – “Loved it!!”.

BulletinJune 2019• 69We hope that everyone took something positive away from Congress 2019 andfound it enjoyable and informative. We look forward to welcoming you to thejoint AST2020 meeting in March next year and to the next IAT Congress in2021.

IAT Congress 2019 – The adventures of a techbeginner in a big cityThanks to the generosity of the University of Edinburgh and my bosses, Ifound myself among the lucky few with the opportunity to go to the IATCongress in Liverpool. Thank you guys for this, it was three great and amazingdays, filled with the chance to learn about innovations in the industry, newtechnologies, products and procedures. As I was a last minute addition, I was not able to book to some of theworkshops, but the ones I was able to attend were interesting and instructive. First, at the Ice Breakersession, we all could meet,get to know each otherand have some fun. Wehad a little workshop insmall groups, my group offive included myself, ouryoung modern apprentices,Callum and Jamie, a techfrom Cambridge and a vetfrom Qatar – no names, as Iam really bad atremembering them! Ourtask was decorating Eastereggs. I think we did a pretty good job. After some fun, the hard work began, with the workshops and talks we wereattending. The most interesting, for me personally, was the one related torodent facilities, ways of working in them and new procedures. Some of the new findings among others are: – Shift from conventional to IVC cages may result in a higher number ofspontaneous seizures, the direct cause is not known and it will need furtherstudies. As our unit is preparing for this big change it is good to know inadvance what to expect. – Aggression in group-housed male mice: I was once told about magicnumber three, as the best option to house male mice in one cage to preventfights and aggression. The NC3Rs led project across many facilities includingour university, resulted in very interesting findings. As a main point, we cansay that it works better if the number of animals is four to five per cage,From left: Cambridge, Qatar and us. Ours werethe only worth looking at, of course!BulletinJune 2019• 71

Bulletin72 •June 2019selected from the same litter or of similar age. The more random the choicethe bigger the risk of fights. The frequency of cage changing should beslightly different as well, as the best effects in reducing aggression wereachieved when cages were changed on a “spot change” system every twoweeks, with whole nesting material moved from old cage to new. The morefrequent changing with little or none of the old enrichment or nestingmoved meant a bigger risk of aggression. Those results will be used byNC3Rs as a base for new recommendations to support best practice andminimise aggressive behaviour. – New ways of tube handling were also discussed and highly praised as agood way of minimising the stress of the animals. – Re-use of needles will be further looked at as well, as there may be somesituations when the use of the same needle on the same animal may beallowed. More information will follow when the Home Office appraises allthe new information provided. – The Home Office is still looking at ways of minimising any kind ofnoncompliance cases. Unfortunately, 25% of all cases concerned a lack offood or water. The Home Office would like to see this number reducedfurther, so if anyone has a good idea how to achieve it, they should feelfree to share.– Observation of the animals is key to their happiness and good welfare. Evenwith the same species animals like different things, so experimentation withdifferent kinds of enrichment within single cages is highly recommended forbetter care. – New ways of drug administrationthrough diet is being developed andresearched. It would be a bigdifference in welfare if most of themcould be administrated this way. Notforgetting about technicians time too.– Posters regarding new ways of bloodsampling and determining pregnancy inmice with ultrasound were presentedand will be available in ATW, the IATJournal to look at. Both ways aredesigned to improve animals welfare. At the Trade Exhibition, I had anopportunity to look at our new IVC cages,which we are planning switch to in thefuture. Those scary 96 per rack monstersdo not look as bad now! These cagesseem to suit the purpose well. Poster presentation. Julie and Will

BulletinJune 2019• 73I loved the cage changing stationpresented by Allentown withdiet dispenser and cage lid rackon the back and would be happyto welcome some of those intoour unit. The Mimicky Mouse Training Simulator was a greatlittle thing. A rubber mouse used to trainrestraining and handling. I would recommend it asa first step in training, as it takes away the initialstress of hurting an animal for beginners. New kinds of enrichment looked exciting toowith a mash dispenser and back scratcher forrats being one my favourites. Little mirrorfor singlehoused animalslookedinteresting too. I left thebest to last,this scraper is a dream one! Sturdy and sharp.Will put it on my work-related Santa list!!I had the chance to listen to some morepersonal stories from Rhys Perry, NACWO,

Bulletin74 •June 2019Cardiff University and Stuart Saigeman MIAT RAnTech from Hong Kong, aboutchallenges and opportunities in their careers. We often forget how wide the range of opportunity in our industry is. Bothstories I would sum up with the message: embrace the opportunities, makeyour own choices, do not be afraid to take decisions and stick to them. Life is ajourney we shape by choice, hard work and being in the right place at a goodtime. You owe nothing to others and all to yourself, if you want to be happy,you are the only person responsible for it. Just believe in yourself. The conference was closed with a slightly different talk from all the others.Anna Williams MA MSc PhD...etc… (too many letters to remember) spokeabout the possibility of opening a Human Taphonomy Facility in the UK.Colloquially known as “body farms”, these facilities are a type of outdoorforensic laboratory. Research conducted in them is used in criminalinvestigation and teach us how the human body decomposes in a differentenvironment. Research in the UK is done on pigs right now, so is not alwaystreated as a reliable one in the court. You can find more info on her twitteraccount: https://twitter.com/BonegellaGreat three days of learning and getting to know our industry and peopleinvolved in it better. Thanks again for this opportunity. Reporter: Ewa Janowicz

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BulletinJune 2019• 77AS-ET NewsIAT Congress 2019Once again, thanks to the support we receive from the IAT Congresscommittee, we were delighted to attend IAT Congress, this time inLiverpool. It was another tremendously successful Congress and weenjoyed the opportunity to welcome our friends and supporters as wellbeing able to put faces to the names of some of our bursary recipientswho came to say hello. Patron: Professor Lord Naren Patel KTChair of Trustees: Professor Sir Richard Gardner FIAT (Hon) FRSSecretary to the Trust: Ken Applebee OBE FIAT FRSBTrustees: Stephen Barnett MSc (Hon) FRSB, Jasmine Barley MSc FIAT, Karen J GardnerRegistered Charity Number 113319Registered Office: 5 South Parade, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7JL

Bulletin78 •June 2019The AS-ET conference stand showing our new table cloth. AS-ET TrusteesProf Sir Richard Gardner, Jas Barley and Wendy Steel with IAT PresidentProf Robin Lovell Badge and AS-ET supporter Pilar Browne.We were worried at the start of the year that funds seemed less than atthe same time in previous years and as you know, without funds therewill be no bursaries. One HE unit costs approximately £1,200 so you cansee that a lot of income needs to be generated to keep bursariesavailable, even when we are only being asked for a contribution towardsthe cost. However, thanks to the generosity of everyone during Congress, fundingimproved through various means. Firstly, the proceeds from the CongressBranch raffle were in support of AS-ET plus a raffle for a Easter egg bySurrey Diagnostics also contributed much welcomed cash. Artworkdonated by two of our Trustees, Professor Sir Richard Gardner and WendySteel raised an amazing amount. Prof’s watercolours are always in greatdemand and Wendy’s scraperboard drawing of a Hoopoe made us all lookat her in a new light – is there no end to their talents? We will alsobenefit from the Trade Passport competition.As well as giving AS-ET a donation of £8,000, the IAT allow us to hold areception during Congress (at no cost to us) and during this event wereceived a donation from the West Middlesex Branch Trade Day for thesum of £5,000. During Congress we took the opportunity to hold meetings of both the AS-ET Board of Trustees and the Fund raising group. Plans for events bothfor this year and our 10th anniversary in 2020 (now only 7 months away)were formulated so watch for announcements in the IAT Bulletin and onthe website www.as-et.org.ukWhilst we are talking about money – am I beginning to sound like a bankmanager? Can we please ask you to support David Mayo in his fund raisingefforts on behalf of AS-ET.

BulletinJune 2019• 79David Mayo’s West Highland Way ChallengeDavid will attempt to run 97 miles in under 3days. Your sponsorship will both encourage Davidand will raise money for AS-ET. This is happeningat the end of July so don’t delay!To donate please visit:www.justgiving.com/fundraising/david-mayoFollow David on one of his training runs athttps://youtu.be/oBeu2kDwA0EAS-ET on TwitterThanks to Karen Gardner one of our AS-ET trustees we started regulartweets during Congress and these will continue so if you twitter, join us@ScienceAnimalsCongress BursaryYou have hopefully seen (and noted the closing day of 20th October 2019)that AS-ET is running a sixth bursary competition to attend AST2020. The intention of the bursary is to encourage early career animal technicalstaff to extend their knowledge and experience by attending the largestanimal technology meeting in the UK next year.Entries are invited from animal technical staff, based in the UK or theRepublic of Ireland, who are studying for or were awarded the IAT Level 2Diploma in Laboratory Animal Science and Technology in 2017, 2018 or2019.The full details are on the AS-ET website so please enter or encouragejunior members of your teams to have a go – we’ve simplified the entryprocess and have included some useful guidance on what we are lookingfor in the winning entry.

Bulletin80 •June 2019AS-ET is a charity to advance education and promote excellence in the careand welfare of animals used in science. Sponsors of AS-ET are listed below and to find out more please visit thewebsite www.as-et.org.ukAS-ET is a charity set up to advance education and promote excellence inthe care and welfare of animals used in science.To see how you can apply for a bursary visit our website (www.as-et.org.uk)The companies listed below sponsor AS-ET. If you would like to join themfind out how to support us by looking at our website.BulletinMay 2014• 15AS-ET is a charity set up to advance education and promote excellence inthe care and welfare of animals used in science.To see how you can apply for a bursary visit our website (www.as-et.org.uk)The companies listed below sponsor AS-ET. If you would like to join themfind out how to support us by looking at our website.BulletinMay 2014• 15AS-ET is a charity set up to advance education and promote excellence inthe care and welfare of animals used in science.To see how you can apply for a bursary visit our website (www.as-et.org.uk)The companies listed below sponsor AS-ET. If you would like to join themfind out how to support us by looking at our website.BulletinMay 2014• 15AS-ET is a charity set up to advance education and promote excellence inthe care and welfare of animals used in science.To see how you can apply for a bursary visit our website (www.as-et.org.uk)The companies listed below sponsor AS-ET. If you would like to join themfind out how to support us by looking at our website.BulletinMay 2014• 15AS-ET is a charity set up to advance education and promote excellence inthe care and welfare of animals used in science.To see how you can apply for a bursary visit our website (www.as-et.org.uk)The companies listed below sponsor AS-ET. If you would like to join themfind out how to support us by looking at our website.BulletinMay 2014• 15AS-ET is a charity set up to advance education and promote excellence inthe care and welfare of animals used in science.To see how you can apply for a bursary visit our website (www.as-et.org.uk)The companies listed below sponsor AS-ET. If you would like to join themfind out how to support us by looking at our website.BulletinMay 2014• 15AS-ET is a charity set up to advance education and promote excellence inthe care and welfare of animals used in science.To see how you can apply for a bursary visit our website (www.as-et.org.uk)The companies listed below sponsor AS-ET. If you would like to join themfind out how to support us by looking at our website.BulletinMay 2014• 15AS-ET is a charity set up to advance education and promote excellence inthe care and welfare of animals used in science.To see how you can apply for a bursary visit our website (www.as-et.org.uk)The companies listed below sponsor AS-ET. If you would like to join themfind out how to support us by looking at our website.BulletinMay 2014• 15AS-ET is a charity set up to advance education and promote excellence inthe care and welfare of animals used in science.To see how you can apply for a bursary visit our website (www.as-et.org.uk)The companies listed below sponsor AS-ET. If you would like to join themfind out how to support us by looking at our website.BulletinMay 2014• 15AS-ET is a charity set up to advance education and promote excellence inthe care and welfare of animals used in science.To see how you can apply for a bursary visit our website (www.as-et.org.uk)The companies listed below sponsor AS-ET. If you would like to join themfind out how to support us by looking at our website.BulletinMay 2014• 15

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Bulletin82 •June 2019A night at the museum with the IAT LondonBranch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he London Branch decided to hold their education event at the ScienceMuseum in 2018. It was the Science Museum’s late evening tenth yearanniversary. The London Branch eagerly joined the party.The event was perfectly organised and despite a big group of over 25 people,everyone was given a map and a programme and ready to start the eveningwithin a few minutes. On top of the normal exhibitions, the group couldparticipate in many activities including making a kazoo, baking a muffin,seeing various presentations, witnessing chemistry (also known as: ordering acocktail), joining a silent disco and many more. Decisions had to be made.One of the presentations was entitled ‘party animals’ and promised theparticipants a chance to get more familiar with snakes, a lizard and atarantula. If everyone ever forgot why Animals Technicians picked this career,

BulletinJune 2019• 83this proved to be an amusing reminder. Suddenly everyone seemed to be a kidagain and the group found itself navigating thought the immensity of theScience Museum at a rapid pace. A big part of the group could not wait to findout where this presentation was taking place – so much so that most didn’teven see the bar on the way!Arriving at the right location, the group was soon introduced to Morty, thechameleon. His skills with his tongue proved to be impressive, but even more,he could change colour depending on his mood. For example, he becomes blackif displeased or angry. Some thought this could be a useful skill to have at work.Then came a desert gecko and its tail so surprising to the touch, Sting thescorpion who can glow in the dark, a tarantula who wasn’t a crowd favouriteand the stunning but non-venomous King Snake – William Snakespeare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he group then carried on exploring the museum freely before deciding tofollow the party theme by unleashing their own party animal with the silentdisco. The evening finished on some very slick moves.

Bulletin84 •June 2019The London Branch would like to thank everyone who attended this event andinvites you all to the next one. On the 5th July 2019 the London branch will behaving a social event at the Body Worlds Exhibition for further informationplease contact Bec R.towns@ucl.ac.uk or Robin R.labesse@ucl.ac.uk (see page76).Reported by R. Labesse – Pictures by A. Greppi, R. Towns

Front cover: Across the Mersey by Linda HoranDIARY Dates3-4 July UFAW International Symposium BrugesDetails: www.ufaw.org.uk/ufawbruges20193-6 JulyTecniplast Scientific Symposium ItalyDetails: info@tecniplastuk.com5 July Body World’s ExhibitionLondonSee page 768 JulyLASA HOLTIF MeetingBirminghamDetails: info@lasa.co.uk11 July NIO WorkshopLondon Details:https://www.learningcurvedevelopment.co.uk/workshops/named-persons-workshops/named-information-officer-nio/13 JulyYork MazeYorkSee page 8116-17 JulyFRAME 50th Anniversary SymposiumNottinghamDetails: https://frame.org.uk/zkevent/frame-50th-anniversary-symposium/11-16 AugustHealth and Colony Management ofLaboratory Fish Bar Habor, USADetails: https://mdibl.org/course/health-and-colony-management-of-laboratory-fish-2019/22-23 August Refinements in husbandry of ferrets andpigsGermanyDetails:https://www.fondazioneguidobernardini.org/en/programs/course-refinements-in-husbandry-of-ferrets-and-pigs.html27-28 AugustLaboratory Animal Analgesia & Anaesthesia– Theory and PracticeCopenhagenDetails:https://www.scanbur.com/Files/Images/Academy/0508.2019-Academy-Analgesia-21-22May-27-28Aug.pdf25 SeptemberPain assessment and control in laboratoryanimals StevenageDetails: info@lasa.co.uk26-27 SeptemberMicrobiological Monitoring of RodentsMilanDetails:https://www.fondazioneguidobernardini.org/en/programs/course-microbiological-monitoring-of-rodents-traditional-and-innovative-approaches.html2 October NC3Rs/IAT SymposiumLondonDetails: https://www.nc3rs.org.uk/events/nc3rsiat-animal-technicians-symposium-201916 and 28 OctoberAS-ET Annual LecturesLondon and ManchesterDetails: www.as-et.org.uk26-28 November LASA ConferenceBirminghamDetails: http://www.lasa.co.uk/meetings/BulletinJune 2019• 87