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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 4 April 2019Final copy date forJune Bulletin1st MayThe opinions expressed in theBulletin do not necessarily reflectthose of the Editor or theInstitute.CONTENTSDear Readers 5Steve Moore Memorial Poster 7CompetitionSurrey, Hampshire and 10-11Sussex Branch NewsWest Middlesex Branch 12River CruiseAS-ET News 13-17Edinburgh Branch News 18-19NEE Branch News 21-23ANZAAP 2019 24-29Diary Dates 31

BulletinApril 2019• 5DDeeaarr RReeaaddeerrssHere we are, Congress month – I hopeeveryone is ready and everything goes smoothly. Ofcourse, as I write this, we are still in Tech Month and Iforesee another few weeks of panicking before thefish facility are ready to go!!We’ll all be busy this month and enjoying Congress, sowe have a slimmed down Bulletin but we still havelots of things to cover. If anyone fancies anotherglamourous conference as well as Congress, whatabout ANZAAP 2020? If you are wondering what andwhere this is, Diana Baumann attended this year and has written a reporton pages 24-29. Of course, if you are one of our Australian or New Zealandreaders then you may already know. Closer to home (for me anyway!) and following on from last month, wehave more Branch AGMs and meetings, all of which I wish I could haveattended. Down in Guildford the SHS Branch hosted a presentation on therecognition of animal welfare through behaviour (see pages 10-11).Elsewhere, in Sheffield the NEE Branch were treated to two talks, one aboutpolice dogs and one about otters, both of which sounded really interesting(see pages 21-23). Further north, the Edinburgh Branch were discussingEthics, welfare and the 3Rs (see pages 18-19). On the subject of IAT Branches, fancy winning a trip to AALAS in Denver?See the Steve Moore Memorial Poster Prize on page 7. Or do you fancy ariver cruise more? See page 12 for the West Middlesex River Cruise.Finally, if anyone is wondering why there is an image of a jackal on thefront cover and what the significance is – absolutely none, I just like theimage! I will hopefully see you all at Congress and if not…KKeeeepp RReeaaddiinngg!!CCaarroollee

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Bulletin10 •April 2019Surrey, Hampshire & Sussex Branch 2019 AGM ReportThe Annual General Meeting for the SH&S Branch was held on Wednesday 6thFebruary 2019 in the Vet School, Guildford University. The evening started with a talk by our guest speaker Dr Sharmini Paramasivam,teaching fellow at the Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Surrey,who gave a presentation entitled:‘Recognising animal welfare through behaviour’In her wide ranging and extremely interesting talk, Sharmini illustrated how itis generally accepted that animal welfare comprises physical and mentalhealth and that it includes aspects such as absence of thirst, hunger,discomfort, disease, pain and injury, stress and the expression of normalbehaviour.

BulletinApril 2019• 11Behaviour is a significant component of wellbeing and should be properlyconsidered in animal welfare assessment. However, interpretation of variationsin behaviour is usually not straightforward, especially when dealing withanimals housed and managed in a variety of systems. The presentationevaluated the changes in occurrence of behaviour and qualitative measuresfrom the ‘Appropriate Behaviour’. Sharmini discussed recognition of animal welfare through behaviour andproviding some examples of how enrichment changes the emotional state orhealth of the animal. A variety of animal species were covered including a disturbing extract from awell-known (American) dog trainer TV show. This illustrated what not to dowhen dealing with a frightened animal, particularly if you don’t want to getbitten. An excellent presentation, which I would recommend that anyone interested inanimal welfare should try to get to see.Following the talk refreshments and food were served, with time for old andnew colleagues to catch up. It was also nice to see some new faces. The AGM proceeded with a report from the branch secretary. This wasfollowed by a short report from the treasurer on our finances, current fundsstanding at just under £2000.There then followed the election of officers, with the following re-elected: Chairman: Stuart Mackrell Secretary: Fran WhitmoreTreasurer: Stuart StevensonExisting members, Lesley Hughes, Marc Lind and Melissa Vaughan willcontinue, with the addition of our new (in addition to Melissa) BINGrepresentative, Sammie Lupton. A big thank you to retiring committee members, Rob Bond, Dan Harding and,in particular, Ian Milne for their contribution to the committee over the years.Lastly another big thank you to Marc for arranging the venue and our speaker.Lesley HughesBranch Reporter

BulletinApril 2019• 13AS-ET NewsWest Middlesex do it again and again and againThe AS-ET year is starting to get busy again (I ask myself did it ever slowdown?) and February saw us at the 8th West Middlesex Branch Symposium. I wish I knew their secret of organising such a professional meeting year afteryear, everything seems to run like clockwork (although I suspect there is acertain amount of swan like activity behind the scenes). 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

Bulletin14 •April 2019AS-ET Congress Bursary CompetitionThe Animals in Science Education Trust is pleased to announce the fourthbursary 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, which next year will be combinedbetween IAT, LASA and LAVA.Applications 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 successful applicant will be selected on the basis of a 1000 word essay onthe following:Outline the responsibilities of the Named Animal Care and Welfare Officer ina facility licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (asamended 2012) or the EU directive 2010/63/EU. Discuss the ways in whichyou can assist the NACWO in ensuring the welfare of the animals in your care.The essays must be received at AS-ET by 20th October 2019. They should besent via email together with the application form to contact@as-et.org.ukFull conditions and application forms can be found on the bursary page of theAS-ET website (www.as-et.org.uk). Also see the privacy statement on the‘About AS-ET’ page of our website.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

BulletinApril 2019• 15Once again, the Francis Crick Institute hosted the meeting and approximately400 delegates were given a friendly welcome not only by the West Middlesexteam but also The Francis Crick Institute staff. The meeting is managedentirely by West Middlesex branch committee members, all professionalAnimal Technologists (as are most IAT Events) not event managers and theycertainly excelled themselves. I’m not sure the source of their energy andenthusiasm but I want some!The AS-ET stand was present courtesy of the branch, and Steve Barnett and Iwere joined by the latest recruit to the AS-ET Board of Trustees, Wendy Steel,who is also has a major role in organising the day. As always, we welcomedthe chance to catch up with previous bursary recipients who were amongstthe delegates and the opportunity to chat to those new to the work of AS-ET(where have they been all these years?) and interested in the possibility offinancial support for further studies. It goes without saying that there will beno bursaries if we don’t continue to raise the funds required and obviously wetook the opportunity to recruit new official supporters at the princely sum of

Bulletin16 •April 2019£24/year or £2 per month. If you are not already an official supporter pleaseconsider signing up, the donation form can be found on the AS-ET websitewww.as-et.org.ukAs well as manning the stand, Steve gave a short presentation on the work ofAS-ET, where the funds come from and how to apply for a bursary. We alsohad the pleasure of being two of the judges of the early career platformpresenters. It was a difficult job to agree on a winner as the three presenterswere all excellent but the prize was awarded to Dimitra Mantzorou of KingsCollege London for her presentation Sperm cryopreservation and in vitrofertilisation in zebrafish facilities. (I am hoping that Dimitra will provide anarticle for publication in the IAT Journal in due course.) There was also aprize for the best poster which this year was won by William Havelange alsoof Kings College London – honestly it wasn’t fixed!It is every meeting organiser’s worse nightmare when a keynote speaker isunable to attend, in this case Gerry Creighton from Dublin Zoo. Thankfully,Professor Jan-Bas Prins, Director of the Biological Research Facility at TheFrancis Crick Institute and IAT Vice President, stepped into the breach atshort notice and gave an interesting presentation on humane endpoints. There was also another first achieved by West Middlesex when they becamethe leading branch to be Deaf Aware and provide portable induction loops. Assome of you may know I have lost a great deal of my hearing and spend manymeetings struggling to hear what is being said, especially when platformpresenters don’t/won’t use a microphone. Induction loops enable hearingaids, when switched to the correct setting, to receive everything from themicrophone directly to the wearer. This meeting I heard every word in thelecture theatre and was able to thoroughly enjoy the presentations. Itprobably seems a minor thing to most of you but believe me it makes anenormous difference to the 1 in 6 of the population who have hearing lossand relies on hearing aids. Well done West Middlesex for another successful meeting and we are alreadylooking forward to the next.Jas BarleyTrustee

BulletinApril 2019• 17AS-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

Bulletin18 •April 2019Edinburgh Branch AGMThe Edinburgh Branch 2019 AGM was held on Thursday 7th February at 2pm.Following rather poor turnouts for the evening AGM meetings we movedthe timing so it occurs during the working day to see if this would helpimprove numbers attending. Low and behold, we had over 40 peopleattending this year. Seems the chance for the members to get out of theirfacilities is a bigger draw than the branch minutes themselves!After we conducted our AGM business we had the great pleasure listening toour guest speaker Dr Jessica Martin, Lecturer in Animal Welfare and Statisticsat the Roslin Institute, who gave her talk entitled “Ethics, Welfare and the3Rs”.Jessica started by informing us that there would be audience participationduring her presentation, which I personally like. Part of her talk entailedshowing us a number of statements for which we had to choose one answerfrom each group of statements. Then later on, we found out based on ouranswers which of the various ethical groups we belonged in. Though, as shesaid these ideas and beliefs can change over the course of time depending on anumber of various aspects, for example what species you are working with.The talk was very thought provoking and interesting, and from the feedback itseems that everyone who attended enjoyed it very much. I would highlyrecommend inviting Jessica along to any meeting you are thinking of having topresent her talk.

BulletinApril 2019• 19Further information relating to Jessica’s presentation can be found in thefollowing websites and publications:WebsitesNCR3s – supports implementation of the 3Rs, funds research, ARRIVE guidelineshttps://www.nc3rs.org.uk/Centre for alternatives to animal testinghttp://caat.jhsph.edu/Go3Rs: search engine on 3Rs methods http://www.gopubmed.org/web/go3r/Books“Ethics of Animal Use” Sandoe & Christiansen, Blackwell, 2009“Animal Rights: A Very Short Introduction” DeGrazia, Oxford, 2002“Animal Experimentation: A Guide to the Issues” Vaughan Monamy,Cambridge University Press, 2000Keith ChalmersBranch Reporter

BulletinApril 2019• 21NEE Branch AGMby Ryan HillOn Wednesday 13th February the NEE Branch held its AGM at SheffieldNiagara Conference Centre. We had a great turnout, around 30 attendeesfrom different establishments across the North East. It was the perfectopportunity to network and catch up with fellow colleagues.

Bulletin22 •April 2019The branch invited two fantastic presenters from completely different walks oflife to give talks. The first talk was on South Yorkshire Police Dogs and thesecond, Sheffield’s Urban Otters. Perfect for us animal lovers who wanted tolearn more about animal related topics and research that goes on outside ofour industry. The first talk was by JohnEllis, who is a Police DogHandler and hasdedicated his life totraining police officersand their trustedcompanions. Hespecialised in trainingdogs to detect humanremains and DNA. Hegave an explanationabout what his roleentailed, how the dogsare trained at the SouthYorkshire Police Forceand tales from his career. John’s police dog andcrime solving partner was aborder collie named Frankie. Ina previous life Frankie was astray, abandoned and alone,John took Frankie in andtrained him to be one of themost successful Police Dogs theSouth Yorkshire Police Force hadever seen. Over 10 years Frankiesolved countless cases, bringinghim to the limelight for hiscrime solving and detectiveskills. Frankie and John tookpart in two TV programme’s“The Silent Killer” and “AnAnatomy of Crime”. John gave afantastic in depth talk andshared stories about the famousFrankie. John Ellis, Police Dog Handler Frankie

BulletinApril 2019• 23The second talk was by Deborah Dawson, a researcher based at SheffieldUniversity, who gave a very informative talk on Sheffield’s urban otters. Otterswere driven to the edge of extinction by pollution but are now staging acomeback that is seeing them move into Britain’s peak districts and urban areaslike Sheffield. She has recorded otters over a number of years to track theirmovements and to learn more about these docile mammals. Deborah’s researchhas come on leaps and bounds, giving the public a much better understandingof the life and times of otters.When the talks were over we stopped for pizza, chips and a catch up beforeheading back in to the conference room for the AGM meeting. A big thankyou to all committee members and attendees that made the night sosuccessful!

Bulletin24 •April 2019What is ANZAAP, you might ask? ANZAAP is the Australia New ZealandAssociation of Aquarium Professionals. The organisation stemmed fromthe ANZ zebrafish husbandry group and expanded to include and supportmembers of not only academic and research institutions, but also the publicaquarium industry. One of the goals of ANZAAP is to provide a forum fordissemination of information to further the science of aquarium design andmaintenance, along with aquatic animal husbandry and health, both in aquaticresearch model organisms and species of public aquarium significance.This year, the conference was hosted by Deakin University on their beautifulwaterfront campus in Geelong, on the shores of Corio Bay, Australia. Thosearriving a day early took the opportunity of a fabulous bus tour along theGreat Ocean Road, one of the world’s most scenic coastal drives.The three day conference attracted a cross section of delegates includingfacility managers, technicians, international suppliers and veterinarians fromacross Australia and New Zealand, as well as a handful of internationalattendees. Three international keynote and many local speakers covered aANZAAP 2019 Annual Conference

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Bulletin26 •April 2019diverse range of topics and a wet lab provided specialised hands-on training inzebrafish techniques. Day one kicked off with the first keynote, Bret Grasse from the internationallyrenowned Marine Biological Laboratories (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts,where he is the Manager of Cephalopod Operations. Bret joined MBL fromMonterey Bay Aquarium where he created and supervised the world’s first everlarge-scale cephalopod public display ‘Tentacles’, featuring over 50 species ofoctopus, squid, cuttlefish, and nautilus. His talk approached the topic ofcephalopod welfare which has received much attention in recent years, fuelledin part by the changes in the EU Directive in 2010. The legislation was alteredto include ‘live cephalopods’ making this the first time a complete invertebrateclass has been covered by EU regulations. Bret took us through the challengesof housing cephalopods in a laboratory / aquarium covering topics includingunique animal physiology, tank design, and options for environmentalenrichment. A diet consisting of mostly protein and a high metabolism leads toproduction of large amounts of ammonia, 200-300% higher than teleost fish,which places stringent requirements on the selected life support systems tomaintain water quality. Tank security is also a subject needing careful reviewsince many species of squid can jump and octopuses are notorious escapeartists. The next talk, given by Brett DePoister, told a transport tale. In January 2018,the Manly Sea Life Sanctuary in Sydney, Australia closed its doors after 55 yearsof operation. Homes for over 1,000 animals had to be found, six of which wereGrey Nurse Sharks (also known as Sand Tiger Sharks) aged between 25 and 40.How do you move a shark measuring in excess of 3.5 m and over 200 kg? Verycarefully as it turns out. Overexertion during the initial catch can lead tometabolic and respiratory acidosis, causing a drop in blood pH. Once clinicalsigns are observed there is a very poor prognosis and often resulting in deathso the goal is to keep muscle exertion low and stress to a minimum. Sharkswere moved gradually and gently to a restricted enclosure where they weresedated and blood taken for analysis. The sharks were then transported insystems that allowed them to remain submerged and supported by waterthroughout the transfer. Sophisticated monitoring equipment tracked pH,dissolved oxygen, and temperature in real time, and a camera was installed forvisual animal monitoring throughout the trip. All animals made it safely totheir new homes!David Francis provided some fascinating insights into coral nutrition researchfor reef restoration. As reefs continue to decline due to anthropogenicactivities more efforts are being directed towards coral culture rearing incaptivity. David outlined his work on coral nutrition with a view to optimising

BulletinApril 2019• 27feeding regimes for captive coral rearing and advancing mass coral productionin captivity. The research was undertaken at the National Sea Simulator(SeaSim) located at the Australian Institute of Marine Science. Using SeaSim,Australian and international scientists can research the impact of complexenvironmental changes with large, long-term experiments in which they canmanipulate key environmental factors.Graham Smith provided an excellent overview of UV disinfection and how itworks. Used on many recirculating aquatic housing systems, UV disinfection is avital part of the life support system and effective against many pathogens.Using this method of disinfection, nothing is added to the water and it isrelatively safe to use.Ethical sourcing of species within the public aquarium industry is an importantconsideration and Craig Thorburn provided a great overview of how Sea Life istackling this, starting with a definition of sustainability and how to measure it.Sea Life maintains a collection policy statement covering the need for a clearreason for acquiring the species initially, a care for life plan in place prior toacquisition, acquisition in accordance with all legislation, and adherence to SeaLife animal welfare, display, and disposition policies. They have created asupplier accreditation process, which includes facility visits and collectionassessment.Rob Jones gave an update on known and emerging zoonoses identifying themain risks coming from bacteria, either topically or ingested. Although mostinfections are not severe, some have the potential to be fatal andimmunocompromised individuals incur the biggest risks. Representatives fromsponsoring companies Tecniplast, Pure Aquatics, and Iwaki shared theircompany work and products. Other aquarium presentations includedsupersized reef-keeping, construction of frog housing displays, and treatmentof whitespot with chloroquine.Bret Grasse finished out the day with a talk on cephalopod culture.Cephalopods have a very short lifespan, with the majority only living from sixmonths to a year. Some species can gain 3 to 5% bodyweight daily during thisvery rapid lifecycle, which causes challenges in meeting life stage needs. Thereare basically three chapters to a cephalopod’s life 1) avoid being eaten, 2) eat,eat, eat, and 3) mate, or die trying. Bret talked through considerations for thedifferent life stages in addition to nutrition and in vitro reproduction methods.With day one focussing more on the aquarium side, day two centred aroundzebrafish. The first talk of the day was given by Diana Baumann from theStowers Institute.

Bulletin28 •April 2019Diana was part of the organising committee for the recent NIH workshop onzebrafish nutrition. The workshop was organised by the Office of ResearchInfrastructure Programmes, who are dedicated to supporting researchinfrastructure and research-related resources programmes. One of ways theydo that is they plan, organise, and conduct workshops, both independently andin collaboration with NIH Institutes and Centres, to identify and pursuescientific opportunities. To date they have hosted two workshops with the firstone, held in September 2017, assembling stakeholders to discuss experimentalrigor and reproducibility in zebrafish and other fish models. Nutrition wasidentified as an important factor which led to this second workshop designedto assess the needs and challenges of developing and implementing referencediets and to promote rigour and reproducibility for zebrafish research andother aquatic models. Diana gave an overview of the goals and the outcomesof the workshop, offering insights from many of the speakers gained duringthe day. Given the great variability of diets fed out in zebrafish labs across theworld, it is important to know how to improve scientific rigour andreproducibility. The zebrafish model is valuable to the biomedical researchcommunity, but despite its utility, knowledge of zebrafish nutrition is lagging50 years behind other models. Nutrition education will be important in makingzebrafish a more powerful research model.Continued refinement of techniques to support high quality research and toimprove animal welfare are of the utmost importance. In zebrafish research,anaesthesia is one of the most common procedures. Patricia Jusef provided anoverview of the effectiveness of clove oil, AQUI-S, and benzocaine compared tothe most commonly used tricaine (MS-222) in embryos, larvae, and adults.A key component of facility planning is disaster planning. Suzita Noor from theUniversity of Malaya shared facets of their disaster plan and how they must beable to react in a variety of challenging human and environmentalcircumstances affecting their small satellite zebrafish facility. They facedputting theory into action when a vital life support component broke downinvolving them rigging up a temporary recirculating water system to save theirfish. Another factor that can seriously disrupt the research is disease within fishcolonies. Lorna Rasmussen provided a thorough review of the potentialadverse effects of clinical and subclinical pathogens on research results.The next keynote speaker was Zoltan Varga, Director of the ZebrafishInternational Resource Center (ZIRC), located in Eugene, Oregon. ZIRC servesthe zebrafish community as a central repository for genetic zebrafish strainsmaintaining the transgenic and mutant animals in live or cryopreserved formand distributing to researchers worldwide. Zoltan was unable to attend inperson but presented via an interactive WebEx where the attendees could askquestions and receive responses as if Zoltan was in the room.

BulletinApril 2019• 29Zoltan gave a couple of presentations covering colony management and healthmonitoring at ZIRC, as well as services offered.Other topics covered during this packed day were import and exportconsiderations, compliance and conversion of traditional vivarium space toaquatic space. Looking at less common species in research, information waspresented on sea anemones and upcoming cephalopod emerging models. Theday concluded with a roundtable question and answer session followed by awonderful conference dinner at the end of Cunningham Pier, sponsored byCerberus.Day three offered two tracks. The zebrafish track gave demos and hands-onexperience in zebrafish gamete collection, IVF, and cryopreservation techniquesalong with Visible Implant Elastomer (VIE) tagging. For the public aquariumtrack there were talks on elasmobranchs and life support systems. A finalbonus was a facility tour of the Waurn Ponds campus zebrafish facility byfacility staff. All in all, it was a fun and informative three days. The 2020ANZAAP conference is planned to be hosted by the University of Queensland inBrisbane.

Front cover: Jackal by Marc WiltshireDIARY Dates1st call for entriesSteve Moore Memorial PosterCompetitionDetails on page 724 AprilWashing, care and maintenance ofTecniplast IVCs for hygiene andlogistics technicians UKDetails: info@tecniplastuk.com1 MayThe foundation course in TecniplastIVCsUKDetails: info@tecniplastuk.com8 MayAnimal genetics and diseasesHinxton, UKDetails:https://coursesandconferences.wellcomegenomecampus.org/our-events/animal-genetics-diseases-2019/9-10 MayThe management of geneticallyaltered rodent coloniesMetropolitan City of Milan, ItalyDetails:https://www.fondazioneguidobernardini.org/en/programs/course-the-management-of-genetically-altered-rodent-colonies.html13 MayTheatre Technician WorkshopLondonDetails:Info@LearningCurveDevelopment.co.uk13 MayFELASA Laboratory Animal Sciencecourse on primatesGermanyDetails: bpauling@dpz.eu3-6 JuneTecniplast Scientific Symposium ItalyDetails: clare@tecniplastuk.com10-13 June FELASA ConferencePragueDetails: http://www.felasa2019.eu17-19 JunePathology of Laboratory Animals Leiden, NetherlandsDetailshttps://www.fondazioneguidobernardini.org/en/programs/yearly-workshop-series-on-pathology-of-laboratory-animals-module-3-pathology-of-non-human-primates-pigs-and-ferrets-and-tree-shrews.html28 JuneWest Middlesex Branch River Cruise Details on page 1226-28 November LASA ConferenceBirminghamDetails: http://www.lasa.co.uk/meetings/10-13 June FELASA ConferencePragueDetails: http://www.felasa2019.eu––––––––24-26 March 2020AST2020 EdinburghDetails: https://www.ast2020.orgBulletinApril 2019• 31