Online course
Key aspects to design an environmental enrichment program for lab rodents, June 16-17, 2026
The course is focused on the key aspects for designing a proper environmental enrichment program for lab rodents. The speakers will share practical information on how to approach, evaluate and monitor an environmental enrichment plan. A final session will stimulate the participants to share experiences about different environmental enrichment programs.
Contents
- Goals and objectives of an environmental enrichment plan
- Housing conditions for laboratory rodents and their environmental needs
- Considerations needed when choosing an environmental enrichment
- What makes an environmental enrichment a useful tool vs a disturbing one
- How to monitor and evaluate an environmental enrichment in an objective way
- Does environmental enrichment conflict with standardization?
- Practical examples of environmental enrichment programs
Learning outcomes
The course participants should be able to:
- Understand and describe the housing conditions for laboratory rodents and their environmental needs
- Choose an environmental enrichment, considering both breeding and experimental animals
- Understand when an environmental enrichment is a useful tool vs a disturbing one, considering the interaction between animals and between animals and humans
- Monitor and evaluate an environmental enrichment in an objective way
- Understand if an environmental enrichment conflict with standardization
- Understand the goals and objectives of an environmental enrichment plan
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