German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals (Bf3R)

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German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals (Bf3R)

The BfR performs the role of the "German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals (Bf3R)" and coordinates all associated activities nationwide with the goal of:

Reducing animal experiments to the necessary minimum
Providing the best possible protection for laboratory animals.

Furthermore, national and international research activities and a scientific dialogue shall be encouraged by the work of the Centre.

FAQ

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Date	Title	Size
16.12.2021 Updated BfR FAQ	Questions and answers on animal experiments, alternative methods and animal experiment numbers	128.2 KB
29.01.2016 FAQ of the BfR	Questions and Answers on the German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals (Bf3R)	29.6 KB

Infographic

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Date	Title	Size
22.06.2021 Infographic	Milestones and measures at the BMEL in dealing with laboratory animals	195.3 KB
25.09.2015 Infographic	3R Principle for Alternative Methods	113.4 KB
25.09.2015 Infographic	Procedure for approving an animal experiment	114.3 KB
25.09.2015 Infographic	German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals	111.5 KB

Publications - Flyers

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Date	Title	Size
11.06.2021 Printed extract from BfR2GO 1/2021	Bone on a chip	586.7 KB
10.06.2020 Printed extract from BfR2GO 1/2020	Biorhythm of cells	551.5 KB
10.06.2020 Printed extract from BfR2GO 1/2020	Researching pain in laboratory fish	808.8 KB
18.12.2019 Printed extract from BfR2GO 2/2019	C. elegans as model organism for chemicals	2.9 MB
04.06.2019 Printed extract from BfR2GO 1/2019	Researching the behaviour of mice	2.3 MB
07.06.2018 Printed extract from BfR2GO 1/2018	Fields of research for more animal welfare	1.6 MB
18.10.2017 Printed extract from BfR2GO 1/2017	Genome data comparisons for identifying suitable animal models	2.3 MB
31.12.2015 Printed extract from the BfR Annual Report 2015	Alternatives to Animal Experiments	1.4 MB

Flyer

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Date	Title	Size
08.09.2020 Flyer	THE WHOLE STORY with the ANIMAL STUDY REGISTRY	944.5 KB
09.06.2016 Flyer	Bf3R Remit, Objectives and Areas of Competence	72.6 KB

Press releases

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Date	Title	Keywords
08.11.2018 39/2018	Avoiding animal experiments: an opportunity for science, medicine and consumer protection	animal model , German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals (Bf3R), research
12.09.2018 27/2018	Science learns from its mistakes too	3R-Research, German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals (Bf3R), research
16.04.2018 14/2018	Systematic analysis of data from animal models reveals opportunities and limitations in the preclinical and clinical research	animal protection, laboratory animals
20.12.2017 52/2017	New options for more animal welfare: deeper insight into animal tests promotes targeted development of alternative methods	animal testing , Centre for Documentation and Evaluation of Alternatives to Animal Experiments (ZEBET) , laboratory animals
23.06.2017 24/2017	Support in the protection of laboratory animals: Better results with fewer animals and less suffering	alternative methods , animal testing , Centre for Documentation and Evaluation of Alternatives to Animal Experiments (ZEBET)
17.03.2017 11/2017	Better Protection of Laboratory Animals	animal testing , Centre for Documentation and Evaluation of Alternatives to Animal Experiments (ZEBET) , laboratory animals
09.12.2016 50/2016	BfR method for targeted genome data comparison of humans and animals receives research prize	animal protection, animal testing , Centre for Documentation and Evaluation of Alternatives to Animal Experiments (ZEBET) , laboratory animals
16.06.2016 21/2016	Fewer animal experiments due to optimal animal model selection	animal testing , Centre for Documentation and Evaluation of Alternatives to Animal Experiments (ZEBET) , laboratory animals

Communication

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Date	Title	Size
01.06.2018 BfR Communication No 016/2018	Robotic arm and bone-on-a-chip: Schoolgirls meet BfR scientists at the German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals	27.9 KB
22.06.2017 BfR Communication No 010/2017	German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals (Bf3R) at the Long Night of the Sciences: Animal experiments and alternatives	24.5 KB
13.04.2017 BfR Communication No 004/2017	In cooperation with the Netherlands: Increasing acceptance of alternative test strategies to tests with animals	29.6 KB