This collaborative site has a special emphasis on the recognition and assessment of pain, as pain is an area that is frequently lacking from many animal welfare assessments and yet is often key when animal welfare problems arise.
Animal Welfare Assessment
National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement & Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs).
This resource provides information about identifying welfare indicators, assessing and reporting actual severity, effective record keeping and review, and staff training.
Newcastle University.
Includes free online tutorials:
National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement & Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs).
National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement & Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs).
"A comprehensive welfare assessment scheme will include multiple measurements including behavioural indicators, physiological indicators and health indicators such as clinical signs"