Lifting the veil: finding common ground

Proceedings of the ANZCCART Conference held in Christchurch, New Zealand, 18–19 August 2003

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Introduction

Opening and welcome Hon. Lockwood Smith

Session 1: Animal research—where has it got us?

How do we measure the cost/benefit of animal research—are we kidding ourselves? Dr Tim Kuchel

Ruminant models for vaccine development Professor Frank Griffin

New developments in the treatment of heart disease Dr Vicky Cameron

Session 2 Animal research—unveiling the process?

Lifting the veil of secrecy surrounding animal experimentation Sue Kedgley

The Animal Welfare Act 1999: structure, science and statistics Linda Carsons, A. C. David Bayvel and Kate Hellström-Park

1999 plus 4 Wyn Hoadley

United Kingdom perspective on animals, ethics and statistics Dr Norman Burton

Animal research and teaching statistics –the Australian experience Dr Deborah Kelly

Hot topics in the United States regulatory environment Dr Lynn Anderson

Session 3 Behind the statistics—grades of manipulation

Cam Reid Oration: What have we learned from animal experiments about mothers and babies Professor Jane Harding

When is a manipulation not a manipulation? Neil Wells

Public attitudes to animal research Professor Grahame Coleman

Session 4 Behind the statistics—unveiling the numbers

Can we do cancer research without animals? Professor Bruce Baguley

Marine biotoxin testing in New Zealand: a new direction Catherine Seamer and Phil Busby

Animal conservation research Donald Newman

Ethics of scientific whaling: issues and alternatives Associate Professor Scott Baker and Professor Phillip Clapham

Learning from an animal equivalent of a human neurogenerative disease: Batten disease in sheep Dr David Palmer

Impacts of pests and their management in New Zealand: possums and fertility control Dr Doug Eckery

New technologies, scientific outcomes and animal use in studying cardiovascular disease Associate Professor Simon Malpas and Phillipa Malpas

Session 5 Finding common ground

Open session

Session 6 Pressing concerns

Animal experimentation in New Zealand —the three "buts" Dr Michael Morris

The role of diet in the Three Rs Dr Graham Tobin

Strategies for enhancing animal welfare in the commercial production of rodents Dr Marilyn Brown

Current and future issues regarding the use of animals in research Dr Norman Burton