Severity Assessment Framework
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The table of contents:
The related articles of Directive 2010/63/EU ………………………………………………………………….3
General background…………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
General considerations for a severity assessment…………………………………………………………….4
Pre-study considerations………………………………………………………………………………………………5
Indicators of severity……………………………………………………………………………………………………6
High level categories………………………………………………………………………………………………..6
Factors that should be considered in the assessment of actual severity…………………………..7
How to ensure consistency in the assessment and assignment of actual severity …………………9
Development of a procedure specific assessment sheet……………………………………………….10
Consistency in actual severity assessment …………………………………………………………………10
Who should provide input for the actual severity assessment? ………………………………………..11
Monitoring tools, media and other considerations………………………………………………………….12
Appendix I – Glossary of Clinical Observations……………………………………………………………13
Appendix II – Background reading, guidelines and online resources on assessing the welfare
of animals undergoing scientific procedures …………………………………………………………………16