title: Report of a Meeting on Contemporary Topics in Zebrafish Husbandry and Care.
abstract: A meeting on Contemporary Topics in Zebrafish Husbandry and Care was held in the United Kingdom in 2014, with the aim of providing a discussion forum for researchers, animal technologists, and veterinarians from academia and industry to share good practice and exchange ideas. Presentation topics included protocols for optimal larval rearing, implementing the 3Rs (replacement, reduction, and refinement) in large-scale colony management, and environmental enrichment. The audience also participated in a survey of current practice relating to practical husbandry, cryopreservation, and the provision of enrichment.
authors.affiliation: 1 Research Animals Department , RSPCA, Southwater, United Kingdom .
authors.forename: Nikki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Osborne
authors.affiliation: 2 University of Exeter , Exeter, United Kingdom .
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paull
authors.affiliation: 2 University of Exeter , Exeter, United Kingdom .
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grierson
authors.affiliation: 3 University College London , London, United Kingdom .
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dunford
authors.affiliation: 4 Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute , Cambridge, United Kingdom .
authors.forename: Elisabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Busch-Nentwich
authors.affiliation: 5 University of Liverpool , Liverpool, United Kingdom .
authors.forename: Lynne U
authors.initials: LU
authors.lastname: Sneddon
authors.affiliation: 6 Francis Crick Institute (previously National Institute for Medical Research) , London, United Kingdom .
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wren
authors.affiliation: 6 Francis Crick Institute (previously National Institute for Medical Research) , London, United Kingdom .
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.affiliation: 1 Research Animals Department , RSPCA, Southwater, United Kingdom .
authors.forename: Penny
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hawkins
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D017756:Aquaculture; D006113:United Kingdom; D015027:Zebrafish
keywords: Three Rs; animal welfare; colony management; environmental enrichment; husbandry; refinement