Animal technology refers to the practices of keeping, breeding and providing care for animals that are used for scientific purposes, such as captive in a laboratory. Animal technology is one of the recognized professional areas held by registered science technicians, and animal technologists, also called animal technicians, play a key role in supporting biomedical research by ensuring that animals are available for study.[1] Principal areas of animal technology include animal husbandry and breeding, providing day-to-day care for laboratory animals, ensuring compliance with animal welfare practices and legal issues and performing essential scientific procedures.[2][3] Technical qualifications for animal technologists and the regulations they must adhere to vary by country, but in many parts of the world animal technology is a highly structured profession that forms part of laboratory management.[4][5][6] Animal technology is related to the field of animal management and technologists are often specialize in working with particular species of animals, either in the laboratory or in the field.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ Barnnett, Stephen (2001). Introduction to Animal Technology. London: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-0632055944.
  2. ↑ Barnett, Stephen (2007). Manual of Animal Technology. London: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-0632055937.
  3. ↑ Greenhough, Beth; Roe, Emma (10 August 2017). "Exploring the Role of Animal Technologists in Implementing the 3Rs: An Ethnographic Investigation of the UK University Sector". Science, Technology, & Human Values. 43 (4): 694–722. doi:10.1177/0162243917718066. PMC 6027776. PMID 30008494.
  4. ↑ "Animal technician / Animal Technologist". National Careers Service. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Careers Guide: Animal Technician". Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Laboratory Animal Technician". Zippa. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Romick, Molly; Chavez, Javier; Bishop, Bruce (1 November 2006). "An interdisciplinary performance-based approach to training laboratory animal technicians". Lab Animal. 35 (10): 35–39. doi:10.1038/laban1106-35. PMID 17077833. S2CID 7684366.


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