title: ESLAV/ECLAM/LAVA/EVERI recommendations for the roles, responsibilities and training of the laboratory animal veterinarian and the designated veterinarian under Directive 2010/63/EU.
abstract: Directive 2010/63/EU was adopted in September 2010 by the European Parliament and Council, and became effective in January 2013. It replaces Directive 86/609/EEC and introduces new requirements for the protection of animals used for scientific purposes. In particular, it requires that establishments that breed, supply or use laboratory animals have a designated veterinarian (DV) with expertise in laboratory animal medicine, or a suitably qualified expert where more appropriate, charged with advisory duties in relation to the well-being and treatment of the animals. This paper is a report of an ESLAV/ECLAM/LAVA/EVERI working group that provides professional guidance on the role and postgraduate training of laboratory animal veterinarians (LAVs), who may be working as DVs under Directive 2010/63/EU. It is also aimed at advising employers, regulators and other persons working under the Directive on the role of the DV. The role and responsibilities of the DV include the development, implementation and continuing review of an adequate programme for veterinary care at establishments breeding and/or using animals for scientific purposes. The programme should be tailored to the needs of the establishment and based on the Directive's requirements, other legislations, and current guidelines in laboratory animal medicine. Postgraduate laboratory animal veterinary training should include a basic task-specific training module for DVs to complement veterinary competences from graduation, and continuing professional development on the basis of a gap analysis. A tiered approach to further training in laboratory animal veterinary medicine and science offers career development pathways that are mutually beneficial to LAVs and establishments.
authors.affiliation: Office of Animal Welfare Ethics and Strategy, GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, UK ghislaine.m.poirier@gsk.com.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Poirier
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Services University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bergmann
authors.affiliation: Laboratory Animal Resources, Pierre Fabre Research Institute, Castres, France.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Denais-Lalieve
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Dontas
authors.affiliation: Sanofi R&D, Chilly-Mazarin, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dudoignon
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Services, Huntingdon Life Sciences, Alconbury, UK.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ehall
authors.affiliation: Erasmus Laboratory Animal Science Center, EDC Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fentener van Vlissingen
authors.affiliation: Animal Resource Centre, Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fornasier
authors.affiliation: Authority for Biological and Biomedical Models, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kalman
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.affiliation: EVERI (European Veterinarians in Education Research and Industry), Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schueller
authors.affiliation: Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology Department, University Autonomous of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vergara
authors.affiliation: Tenda Consulting GmbH, Stein, Switzerland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weilenmann
authors.affiliation: Biological Services, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: Laboratory Animal Resources, Pierre Fabre Research Institute, Castres, France.
authors.forename: A-D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Degryse
mesh_terms: D000827:Animal Welfare / Q000592:standards*; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D004520:Education, Veterinary / Q000592:standards*; D005062:European Union; D018634:Veterinarians / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Directive 2010/63/EU; designated veterinarian; laboratory animal veterinarian; roles and responsibilities; well-being