Hawkins Penny
Research Animals Department, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, UK.
J Neurosci Methods. 2014 Aug 30;234:135-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2014.02.008. Epub 2014 Feb 22.
Recent revisions to international legislation and guidelines on the care and use of animals in research and testing emphasise the importance of minimising suffering and improving welfare. Achieving this requires effective systems for recognising, recording, analysing and assessing animal behaviour, in order to identify relevant indicators of pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm so that any suffering can be rapidly recognised and ameliorated. Behavioural researchers can assist by disseminating information on developments in techniques and approaches for recognising, observing, monitoring, analysing and interpreting behaviour, both within their own facilities and more widely. They can also help to facilitate better welfare assessment by continuing to develop systems for measuring behaviours - including indicators of positive welfare - while also ensuring that harms within behavioural research are minimised.
近期对研究和试验中动物照料与使用的国际法规及准则的修订强调了将动物痛苦降至最低并改善其福利的重要性。要实现这一点，需要有有效的系统来识别、记录、分析和评估动物行为，以便确定疼痛、痛苦、苦恼或长期伤害的相关指标，从而能迅速识别并缓解任何痛苦。行为研究人员可以提供帮助，在其自身机构内部以及更广泛的范围内传播有关识别、观察、监测、分析和解释行为的技术与方法进展的信息。他们还可以通过持续开发用于测量行为（包括积极福利指标）的系统，同时确保行为研究中的伤害降至最低，来促进更好的福利评估。
