Journal
ZEBRAFISH
Volume 14, Issue 6, Pages 547-551Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2017.1508
Keywords
zebrafish; euthanasia; rapid cooling; anesthetics; Directive 2010; 63; EU; hypothermic shock
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- NIH [5P40RR021546]
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The increasing importance of zebrafish as a biomedical model organism is reflected by the steadily growing number of publications and laboratories working with this species. Regulatory recommendations for euthanasia as issued in Directive 2010/63/EU are, however, based on experience with fish species used for food production and do not take the small size and specific physiology of zebrafish into account. Consequently, the currently recommended methods of euthanasia in the Directive 2010/63/EU are either not applicable or may interfere with research goals. An international workshop was held in Karlsruhe, Germany, March 9, 2017, to discuss and propose alternative methods for euthanasia of zebrafish. The aim was to identify methods that adequately address the physiology of zebrafish and its use as a biomedical research model, follow the principles of the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement) in animal experimentation and consider animal welfare during anesthesia and euthanasia. The results of the workshop are summarized here in the form of a white paper.
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