All chapters currently still available at LAS interactive (former LAS interactive website).
vtk online
Information platform for laboratory animal science
VTK online is a freely accessible learning platform provided by LAS interactive. The website addresses researchers, students, competent authorities, trainers as well as technical staff
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First chapters of vtk online availabe!
The first chapters of vtk online are avilabel via https://vtk.las-interactive.de/en
28. Jul 2026
The first vtk online content will soon be available
The first chapters from vtk online will soon be available on beta.las-interactive.de
Our office will be closed on the 24th of July.
We will be available again during our regular office hours on Monday, 27 July 2026.
Knowledge protects animals
Sound knowledge and skills in laboratory animal science and in animal experimental work are key to handling laboratory animals in a way that in in keeping with animal welfare and in the spirit of the 3Rs. This concerns all fields of research using animal experiments.
Replacement
Refers to the replacement of animal experiments with in vitro methods or model organisms other than vertebrates.
Reduction
Refers to the reduction in the number of animals needed through improved techniques and optimization of experimental planning.
Refinement
Includes all measures that lead to avoidance or reduction of constraints and stresses for laboratory animals.
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General topics
auch as animal welfare legislation, ethic, 3R, planning of projects, biology, husbandry, experimentel procedures, anaethesia (etc.).
Species-specific content
about eg mice, rats, spiny mice, marmots, rabbits, opossums, birds, bats and others
Modular structure
based on the education and training framework der EU EWG on Education and Training
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Fee based exams for laboratory animal science. The course structure is aligned with EU recommendations for training in animal experimentation.
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