Proceedings of the ANZCCART Conference held in Christchurch, New Zealand, 18–19 August 2003
The links are all to pdfs of the Proceedings
Opening and welcome
(PDF, 78 kB) Hon. Lockwood Smith
Session 1: (PDF, 818 kB) 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 (PDF, 317 kB) 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 (PDF, 428 kB) 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 (PDF, 3.7 MB) 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 (PDF, 121 kB) Finding common ground
Open session
Session 6 (PDF, 553 kB) 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
