Volume 60 – issue 3
June 2026
A house is not a home: Shelter preferences of laboratory mice
Alina Bonorand, Marie Leekens, Bernhard Voelkl, Hanno Würbel and Janja Novak
pp. 247
Comparison of adhesion scoring performance between humans and large language models in experimental rat laparotomy
Sıtkıcan Okur, Esra Modoğlu, Büşra Baykal, Latif E. Yanmaz, Esra M. Kirman, Ayşe G. Bedir, Damla T. Okur and Yasemin Akçora
pp. 258
Population-genomic stability of a closed-herd GGTA1-knock-out miniature pig line for xenotransplantation
Won Kil Lee, Sang Eun Kim, Dongwon Seo, Seunghoon Lee, Jin-Gu No, Seokho Kim, Min Hwa Do, Joo Young Lee, Namwoong Hyeong, Hwi-Cheul Lee, Poongyeon Lee and Keon Bong Oh
pp. 270
The effects of magnesium infusions on haemodynamic and nociceptive variables in minipigs undergoing thoracotomy
Bryony Few, Scott Burgess, Matt Leach and R. Eddie Clutton
pp. 280
Exploring ethical reasoning and welfare perceptions of Octopus vulgaris paralarvae among scientific and non-scientific communities
Jill Monnissen and Andreas De Block
pp. 294
Caring, killing and an always busy schedule: a cross-sectional study on stress and strain in laboratory animal professionals in German-speaking countries
Sonja Rumpel, Regina Kempen, Roswitha Merle and Christa Thöne-Reineke
pp. 305
Building bridges: Involvement of animal care staff and laboratory technicians in experimental planning and conduct of animal studies for better job satisfaction and science
Fernando Gonzalez-Uarquin, Paulin Jirkof, Bettina Bert, Penny Hawkins, Ljupco Angelovski, Jan Baumgart, Nadine Baumgart, Özge S. Cevik, Nuno H. Franco, Erdal Horata, Rohish Kaura, Winfried Neuhaus, Brigida Riso, Adrian J. Smith, Athanassia Sotiropoulos, Augusto Vitale and Sophie Schober
pp. 318
A framework for assessing practical competence in laboratory animal science (LAS): development of direct observation of procedural skills (DOPS) by the ETPLAS Working Group
Rafael Frías Beneyto, Ivo Tiebosch, Andreia Costa, Daniel Kylmann Hansen, Åsa Holmberg, Ronald Vlasbom, Lucy Whitfield, Anne-Dominique Degryse and Jan-Bas Prins
pp. 332
Anaesthesia for pigs, sheep, goats and cattle involved in biomedical research: FELASA working group guidelines—Parts I–IV
Sabine J. Bischoff, Gabrielle C. Musk, Alenka Seliškar, Daniela Casoni, Stéphanie De Vleeschauwer and R. Eddie Clutton
pp. 346
Launching SIRF-UP: a practical pathway for sex-inclusive animal research governance
Natasha A. Karp, Manuel Berdoy, Ivana Jaric, Brianna N. Gaskill, Angela Kerton, Matt Leach, Jordi L. Tremoleda, Esther J. Pearl, S. Clare Stanford and Vootele Voikar
pp. 397
Successful participation and high-quality scientific programme at the 18th SECAL Congress held in Bilbao
Nahúm Ayala-Soldado
pp. 401