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Bulletin Vol 55 No 11 November 2019 EDITOR Carole Wilson bulletineditor iat org uk ASSISTANT EDITOR Karen Dunford bulletinassistant iat org uk ADVERTISEMENT MANAGERS PRC Associates Ltd mail prcassoc co uk Published monthly by the Institute of Animal Technology Registered Office 5 South Parade Summertown Oxford OX2 7JL CONTENTS Dear Readers Synopsis of the IAT Council Meeting NIO Forum 5 7 12 12 IAT Comms Group Strategy 15 18 The Gallery 24 25 BING meeting update 26 27 BING Caption Competition IAT Statement Visit an Animal Lab Virtually 29 30 31 31 ISSN 0263 2861 For enquiries other than Bulletin related contact IAT ADMINISTRATOR admin iat org uk or 0800 085 4380 Preparing to improve animal research to arrive with quality results 33 35 AS ET Prizes 36 37 A fine example of replacement Final copy date for January Bulletin 1st December The opinions expressed in the Bulletin do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor or the Institute Branch News 39 41 45 Situations Vacant 46 Diary Dates 47

Bulletin November 2019 De ar Re aders I cannot believe that Christmas is almost upon us and another year has gone by I wanted to use the editorial this month to consider openness I have been an animal technologist for close to 30 years now and we have come such a long way in that time both in terms of how we approach animal welfare and how much more open we are In terms of the transparency of what we do think of the Concordat of Openness and our commitment to outreach The Director of the Mary Lyons centre MRC Harwell and I were discussing openness the CRISPR technologies article we ran last month by Michelle Stewart was also part of their outreach and last month UCL Fish Facility took part in the UCL Festival of Science when we showed 50 members of the general public around the facility I expect we can all think of very good examples of how we have increased the transparency of what we do and our commitment to relaying that to the public I talk about this because as people are aware there has been an infiltration of a facility in Germany and some very disturbing footage arising from that please read the IAT statement about it on page 30 It is very unfortunate that this kind of incident detracts from all the positive welfare and openness messages we are seeing much more regularly nowadays I do not want a return to the old days where animal technologists felt they had to hide as I have seen in the past I would be very interested to hear other people s views on this topic Perhaps we can use the Bulletin to have a discussion As part of good practice the IAT Comms Group have produced a Communications Strategy document on pages 15 18 and we have seen several sets of guidelines that address the use of animals in research have a look at the review of PREPARE IMPROVE and ARRIVE guidelines on pages 33 35 Of course for those of you who are wondering we also have our usual regulars Council and Branch news on pages 7 12 and 43 45 respectively Happy Reading Carole 5

Bulletin November 2019 7 Synopsis of the IAT Council meeting held on Wednesday 25th September 2019 Understanding Animal Research Wendy Jarrett from UAR attended the September Council meeting to give an update UAR is 10 years old this year UAR held a strategic review during 2018 to develop a vision for their future UAR will look to engage the public to share ideas and to help in shaping a supportive environment The Concordat now has 122 signatories and a report is produced each year UAR asked signatories what they felt the impact had been from signing up Responses included the fact that there was now more public awareness surrounding animals used in research but also more awareness within organisations Organisations are receiving fewer FOI requests as so much more information is already available to the public AST2020 Preparations for AST2020 are progressing well Trade stands are being booked and delegate numbers are looking good The scientific programme is available on the AST2020 website and is updated regularly IAT Database The new IAT database is now ready for the transfer of existing data This will hopefully be achieved in time for membership renewals Details on how members can access their personal records and how renewals can be paid will be made available as the system comes on line Animal Technology and Welfare ATW will move to Open Access from 1st January 2020 This will encourage papers from those working at institutions who only allow publication in Open Access publications and enable the opportunity for a much wider access by all By going Open Access ATW will become an electronic only journal The first digital issue will be published in April 2020 Honorary Membership There is a process for nominating someone for Honorary Membership but this will be clarified and put into an online format Guidelines will also drawn up and included on the website with the application form

Bulletin November 2019 9 IAT 70th Anniversary 2020 will be the 70th anniversary of the IAT Tech Month 2020 will highlight this and there will be other events taking place during the year culminating in the Anniversary Ball in November 2020 MIAT and FIAT applications Applications were submitted to and approved by Council at the September meeting Council congratulates the following people on their achievement MIAT status Josephine Cartwright Katherine Norton Janke Kleynhans Daisy Hansford Sam Gore Millie Fuller Christine Zverev Bryony Dinnage Sherilyn Tabb James Durham April Ballard Jamie Kelly Hannah Jones Emma Scott Jake Murphy Rhys Perry Zachary Bowden Hayley Joyce FIAT status Karen Fry Certificates will be sent out to all the successful applicants Technician Exchange More establishments have now signed up to the Technician Exchange University of Nottingham University of Sheffield Trinity College Dublin University College Dublin University of Liverpool University of Manchester University of Bristol University of York Imperial College London Maynooth University Liverpool Mammalian Behaviour Group Liverpool John Moores University of Cardiff Further details will be added to the website as they become available

Bulletin November 2019 11 Board of Educational Policy The Board members of the BoEP have now been confirmed as follows Steven Cubitt Chair Adele Kitching Secretary Theresa Langford Simon Cumming Sylvie Mehigan Glyn Fisher until December 2019 Tina O Mahony Board of Moderators Completions for May and August 2019 Qualification title Certificates May 2019 Certificates August 2019 IAT Level 2 Diploma in Laboratory Animal Husbandry 0 0 IAT Level 2 Diploma in Laboratory Animal Science and Technology 29 51 IAT Level 3 Diploma in Laboratory Animal Science and Technology 7 22 IAT Level 2 Diploma in Work Based Animal Technology 0 0 IAT Level 4 Diploma in Laboratory Animal Science and Technology 0 4 IAT Level 5 Diploma in Laboratory Animal Science and Technology 0 5 IAT Level 6 Diploma in Laboratory Animal Science and Technology 0 3

12 November 2019 Bulletin Council meeting date The January Council meeting can often be affected by adverse weather conditions and the March Council meeting is very close to the Congress dates making attendance difficult for some Council members It has therefore been agreed that the January and March Council meeting be merged into one meeting to be held on 19th February 2020 The next Council meeting will be held in December 2019 NIO Forum N amed Information Officers are required to find and provide information for those who request it As the role is a relatively new addition to British lab animal facilities some NIOs may find it challenging to uncover requested information expeditiously Below are some resources that NIOs may find useful in their investigations The Node the community site for and by developmental biologists This month s entry for NIO Forum is a bit different than normal as it does not focus on information pertaining specifically to animals in research The Node is an informal resource for information from the journal Development on anything related to developmental biology and is therefore more centred on the science rather than any type of model used Users can register to get involved but the site provides blog posts on news research and even some a day in the life of entries that are entertaining It also provides event information for international conferences and seminars and may be a good place to direct researchers looking for some CPD The informal structure of the site makes it a quick and easy method of keeping up to date with advances in developmental biology Find them at thenode biologists com

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26 November 2019 Bulletin BING what it does and latest meeting update O n Tuesday 19th September IAT BING Representatives from across the UK and Ireland met at The Farmers Club London for their bi annual meeting Nathan Hill Allentown and Kally Booth Dundee University IAT Council members attended the meeting chaired by Ryan Hill Datesand NEE Branch Bing Representative and minuted by Rhys Perry Exeter University Wales and the West Branch BING Representative The meeting brings together people from the industry who share similar values and progressive thinking Our goal is to share actions and ideas that will ultimately have a beneficial impact to the IAT and industry as a whole Over the years the BING group have come up with countless contributions to the IAT Some suggestions have been the IAT Congress App money raising ideas for AS ET IAT Hub Stand chill out area and various Bulletin online competitions One of our biggest achievements comes from our own Rhys Perry who

Bulletin November 2019 27 following his first meeting to BING last year has created an entirely new branch Wales West Branch bringing together Cardiff Bristol Bath and Exeter The branch has already had a number of successful events thanks to Rhys and his branch colleagues hard work The group is warm and welcoming All ideas are taken into consideration and allowed to blossom We are a positive and innovative team connecting people and other establishments together We encourage and motivate each other As we continue to develop we are becoming more structured which allows us to put our ideas into action Without giving too much away our next action plan will be to provide more content for the Bulletin and assist in raising money for AS ET for another year More to come on this in due course In addition we assist each other in making our own branches more successful by sharing event ideas research intelligence and feedback While recognising that BING has evolved over time we used our time to discuss and review our remit value proposition and achievements We reviewed which of the agenda topics added value and social media congress branch events tech month and networking were proposed as standing agenda items We recently obtained access to a new document depository in the SmartVault Client Portal For future meetings we will be using the BING vault to manage our information and we have a volunteer administrator and a backup identified within our team We will be changing the timings of future meetings e g to ensure we have adequate time to report outcomes to the IAT Council and we agreed ways that we can continue to reduce meeting costs Once the meeting concluded we got together in a pub locally for a catch up The BING representatives arranged to meet with other London colleagues from UCL and KCL this time around making the most of our valuable time by networking with our fellow technologists A closing note to our readers if you have any great ideas that you wish to put forward to the IAT please don t feel shy to contact your local branch s BING representative All ideas will be discussed and taken into consideration

Bulletin November 2019 BING Caption Competition Write a 10 word or less caption for this photo and win an IAT Hoodie The winner will be published in a future edition of the Bulletin Send your entries to Kally Booth k booth dundee ac uk 29

30 November 2019 Bulletin Institute of Animal Technology IAT Statement 18th October 2019 Undercover footage at the Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology LPT near Hamburg published by Cruelty Free International and Soko Tierschutz The IAT strongly condemns the conduct of the technicians as shown in the video footage circulated by Cruelty Free International The video shows technicians routinely and inappropriately using collar and pole on juvenile macaque monkeys violently removing them from their cages and in one incident a monkey has its head smacked against a door frame Monkeys are also forced into a restraining chair with procedures performed in the presence of other distressed monkeys It is clear that these terrified monkeys have neither been habituated to interact with staff nor trained to accept the restraining chairs which is considered good practice by the IAT Some of the monkeys appear to be kept alone in undersized metal cages and exhibit stereotypic behaviour by spinning in circles indicating high levels of distress Dogs are pictured laying in what seemed to be their own blood and faeces with one beagle in a cage appearing to be bleeding The pens in which they were kept did not have any soft surfaces let alone a raised resting area or any environmental enrichment In view of the physiological and psychological distress exhibited by the monkeys and dogs it is right to question the scientific validity of any results obtained under these conditions Staff also appeared to mishandle cats with little or no empathy To reiterate the Institute abhors and condemns what appears to be a complete breakdown in the culture of care with staff showing a complete lack of compassion let alone any knowledge of good practice and training The individuals shown in the video do not represent what the IAT believe to be professional animal technologists who strive to provide the best environment and optimum care possible at all times

Bulletin November 2019 31 We expect the German authorities to robustly investigate the contents of this video following which the appropriate sanctions are applied IAT Ethical Statement In the conduct of their Professional duties Animal Technologists have a moral and legal obligation at all times to promote and safeguard the welfare of animals in their care recognising that good laboratory animal welfare is an essential component of good laboratory animal technology and science The Institute recognises and supports the application of the principles of the 3Rs Replacement Reduction Refinement in all areas of animal research Visit an Animal Lab Virtually Have you seen the virtual lab tours The 360 Laboratory Animal Tour website allows animal laboratories around the UK to open their doors to the public through an interactive tour This is an open website allowing anyone to get an idea of what an animal lab looks like There are images that can be moved around similar to Google Streetview as well as videos and little information bubbles that explain some of the images in further detail Information covers anything from what procedures are performed to husbandry requirements Whilst there is some overlap between the labs each does offer something unique to view The Pirbright Institute s page is particularly interesting as it includes more uncommon models such as pigs and cows The University of Bristol s page also includes pigs but the MRI suite area is also fascinating and the University of Oxford includes a great video on primates Check out the website and learn more about what is happening in other labs http www labanimaltour org

Bulletin November 2019 33 Preparing to improve animal research to arrive with quality results T he reproducibility crisis in science is a recognised Gordian knot that needs careful unpicking rather than one fell swoop of a sword Within the realm of animals used as scientific models there has been some progress on this issue Under the auspices of different bodies a number of guidelines or recommendations have been produced to try to undo this knot three of the most well known are PREPARE IMPROVE and ARRIVE Each guideline has a different aim and deals with distinct points in the overall process of using animals in scientific research By encouraging or requiring the use of these guidelines factors that are recognised as the most influential in the reproducibility crisis such as poor or under reporting and incomplete experimental design are at least considered and at best eliminated PREPARE PREPARE or Planning Research and Experimental Procedures on Animals Recommendations for Excellence guidelines were developed in conjunction with Norwegian and British members to help scientists plan their research It goes further than just experimental design also a key component in scientific rigour by looking at a large number of what may appear to be miniscule or inconsequential factors that may have both an unexpected and negative impact on scientific results The PREPARE guidelines highlight the roles that the entire fabric has on research from people to buildings even time The guidelines are presented as a checklist they are designed to be used in any country i e not specific to national legislation and other legal requirements and are available in more than 20 languages They are broken down into three broad headings with 15 overall different categories of recommendations with the understanding that not every element is applicable to every project The three broad headings are the formulation of the study dialogue between scientists and the animal facility and quality control of the components of the study They highlight that research involving animals is not done in a bubble but requires collaboration and dialogue between all stakeholders Many of the recommendations within the guidelines may already be legal requirements in a country such as a harm benefit analysis in the UK Others may not be frequently encouraged such as systematic reviews or frequently considered such as environmental factors The desired outcome of these guidelines is not just for improved scientific experiments or animal welfare although they are central the guidelines also

34 November 2019 Bulletin look forward to application of the resulting data By using PREPARE the authors hope that scientists will be able to write more thorough applications for grants or licences as well as produce higher quality papers and articles during and after the experiments IMPROVE The IMPROVE guidelines were developed in 2014 by the NC3Rs and are used specifically for rodent models in stroke research IMPROVE which stands for Ischaemia Models Procedural Refinements of In Vivo Experiments focusses on the implementation of refinements in mostly husbandry techniques and some procedural in order to reduce the severity of pain suffering distress and lasting harm experienced by individual animals These steps should also theoretically strengthen the quality of any results There are a total of 43 recommendations to improve stroke research categorised into four headings basic requirements before stroke surgery anaesthesia and analgesia intraoperative care and post operative care Approximately one third of these deal with direct procedural refinements such as anaesthetic use preventing dehydration during surgery and ensuring that the control or sham animals are treated in the same manner The basic husbandry recommendations cover concepts such as acclimatisation to new environments group or social settings diet changes and intensified monitoring The authors of the guidelines do acknowledge that in some cases there is insufficient information published to determine if the recommendations are always appropriate for individual projects parameters of different experiments may be negatively impacted by such recommendations but it is currently difficult to determine this ARRIVE Conversely ARRIVE or Animal Research Reporting In Vivo Experiments is entirely aimed at preparation for publication The goal is to improve reporting within animal research This is one of the largest issues of the reproducibility crisis omission of details from articles such as numbers strains and environmental parameters are thought to have largely contributed to the inability to reproduce experiments particularly for clinical trials Prior to ARRIVE well over half of published articles did not meet the basic criteria of the new guidelines The guidelines were developed in the UK in 2010 predating those previously covered Designed to be easy to use they are also a checklist divided into the main sections that would appear in any published article title abstract

Bulletin November 2019 35 introduction including objectives methods which covers the largest amount of information results and discussion Each section is further broken down into a total of 20 different items These range from ethical statements sample sizes methods adverse events results and even funding discussion It may be noted that these are retrospective ways of discussing the finished product of the experiments or research however it was hoped that these would be consulted prior to experimental design and be used in a prospective way These guidelines have aided in reducing the contributions to the reproducibility crisis They are currently endorsed by over 1000 publications worldwide not to mention a wide variety of funding bodies They are also currently under revision and will be available sometime this year There are critiques of the aforementioned guidelines such as they are still not universally adhered to or constraints put on authors by publications such as word counts However with a growing support of these and their use PREPARE IMPROVE and ARRIVE are positive refinements in the use of animals in research leading to more rigorous science that can be reproduced To learn more about the guidelines PREPARE https norecopa no prepare prepare checklist IMPROVE https www nc3rs org uk news improve ing animal welfareexperimental stroke research ARRIVE https www nc3rs org uk arrive guidelines Karen Dunford

36 November 2019 Bulletin Patron Professor Lord Naren Patel KT Chair of Trustees Professor Sir Richard Gardner FIAT Hon FRS Secretary to the Trust Ken Applebee OBE FIAT FRSB Trustees Stephen Barnett MSc Hon FRSB Jasmine Barley MSc FIAT Karen J Gardner Wendy Steel BSc Hons FIAT Prizes waiting for excellence Registered Charity Number 113319 Registered Office 5 South Parade Summertown Oxford OX2 7JL Whilst education is not about competition for some students it can be a challenge To recognise the effort involved AS ET continues to encourage educational excellence by providing a prize for the students who gained the highest marks at each of the three levels of the Institute of Animal Technology IAT Higher Education Programme The Level 6 prize is named after our first patron John Walton Lord Walton of Detchant Prizes are usually presented each year at a reception after the December IAT Council meeting AS ET Prizes are awarded at the following levels Level 4 AS ET IAT West Middlesex Prize 250 plus a certificate acknowledging their achievement Level 5 AS ET Tecniplast Prize 250 plus a certificate Level 6 John Walton Prize 250 plus a certificate Other prizes awarded by AS ET includes the prize for the article judged to be the best Tech 2 Tech paper published in the IAT Journal Animal Technology and Welfare and for the best 3Rs presentation at the LASA Annual Meeting In addition to awarding prizes AS ET also organises a bursary essay competition for attendance at the IAT Congress the following year Occasionally there is also an essay competition with the prize of attendance at the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science AALAS National meeting Both essay prizes not only provide the cost of registration fees and accommodation but also the cost of travel Needless to say prizes mean money and without our supporters both individual and corporate there would be nothing to give so thank you everyone Of course if you are not a supporter please consider becoming one it costs a minimum of 2 month and without your support as well as no prizes there are no bursaries Standing order forms can be completed on the AS ET website as et org uk

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Bulletin November 2019 39 A fine example of replacement T he use of animals in research is highly contentious and has been for centuries The advent of the 3Rs in the 1950s has helped to create an ethical framework that can help satisfy two opposing needs a model for applicable and beneficial The Pelodiscus sinesis turtle work and 64 CC BY 3 0 https creativecommons org licenses by 3 0 protecting animals from suffering As animal technicians we can straddle these opposing views and are strong proponents for the 3Rs but we typically think about refinement or reduction in our line of work Replacement is not one that we may think about in our everyday but there are some excellent examples out there There are many international projects focussing on turtles either as a conservation application or developmental biology For these researchers using in vivo models is thorny Many turtle species are endangered and therefore can only be studied through observation in the wild One lab in Japan is studying the Pelodiscus sinesis or soft shell turtle genome through the use of embryonic forms to understand their biology Or in other words why do turtles look so weird But before use the eggs have to be maintained meaning the researchers get involved in some basic turtle husbandry The eggs require a steady temperature as well as a moist environment which is done with litter The eggs are then sampled at the necessary developmental stage which is visible through the eggshell Using these embryonic forms is a fine example of replacement as it uses turtle embryos prior to what would be protection under ASPA in the UK Check out A Day in the Life here to see some lab turtles hatch https thenode biologists com a day in the life of a turtle lab lablife

42 November 2019 Bulletin Come and meet Colin and his black Labrador Guide Dog Arthur z Life with a guide dog The continued training of dog and owner Care and welfare The fun elements of dog care 6 30pm arrival 7pm start Buffet Raffle Prizes

Bulletin November 2019 43 Surrey Hampshire Sussex Branch Report Grundon Tour 2019 What do you think of it so far The Grundon Lakeside Energy from Waste Centre in Colnbrook Brian Robert Marshall Grundon Lakeside Road Incinerator Colnbrook CC BY 2 0 https creativecommons org licenses by 2 0 On the afternoon of the 11th of September ten members and guests of the Surrey Hampshire and Sussex Branch visited the Grundon Recycling and Energy Centre near Heathrow The visit started with a presentation by our tour guide on the operation of the multi million pound facility which is one of the largest in Europe processing over 800 000 tonnes of waste a year and operating 24 7 We were then given a tour of the recycling plant where up to 200 lorryloads arrive every day unloading onto a conveyer system that divides the waste into categories This is achieved by various methods from hand picking by teams of sorters not a job I would enjoy through to computer controlled lasers that

44 November 2019 Bulletin activate air blowers that direct wastepaper into a separate conveyer system From this fascinating and rather pungent facility we went across to the Energy Centre where waste that cannot be recycled is burned in two gigantic incinerators These burn material that has been air dried and fed into them via massive grabs The heat generated in the incinerators is used to operate a further steam powered generator that produces enough electricity to run the site plus a town of 50 000 residents The Energy Centre also has a CO2 collection system that converts the carbon into solid material that is used to make bricks for the building and construction industry Recycled plastic bottles like these are sorted with lasers at the Grundon Recycling Plant

Bulletin November 2019 45 After our visit we adjourned to the Ostrich Pub in Colnbrook for an excellent meal courtesy of our sponsors Allentown This former coaching inn is advertised as England s most haunted pub In fact one of the bar staff regaled us with stories of hauntings including her own sighting of the ghost of a little girl The haunted Ostrich Inn Maxwell Hamilton CC BY 2 0 https creativecommons org licenses by 2 0 Forty murders are believed to have been committed at the inn the most famous of which were committed by Jarman He was a landlord in the 17th century who built a trapdoor into one of the bedrooms and a hinged bed that would tip the sleeping occupants down into the basement into a vat of boiling liquid He then robbed them and disposed of the bodies in the local river It was creepy stuff and we left before it got too dark On a lighter note we would like to thank Allentown for their kind support of this event and Stuart Stevenson for organising the visit Lesley Hughes Branch Reporter

Bulletin November 2019 DIARY Dates 25 26 November NACWO Workshop London Details info learningcurvedevelopment co uk 4 December Herts and Essex Branch Living with Arthur the Guide Dog Details page 42 26 November Advances in the Age of CRISPR Transgenics Birmingham Details info lasa co uk 2020 26 28 November LASA Conference Birmingham Details http www lasa co uk meetings 3 December UAR Openness Awards and Stephen Paget Memorial Lecture London Details https www eventbrite co uk e ste phen paget memorial lecture andopenness awards 2019 tickets55647063866 mc_cid 08c6a5c10b mc_eid f3fe8544c9 21 22 January NACWO Workshop Newcastle Details info learningcurvedevelopment co uk 18 February West Middlesex Branch 9th Annual Technician Symposium Details page 39 24 26 March AST 2020 Edinburgh Details https www ast2020 org Front cover Soft shell turtle by Marc Wiltshire 47