Make data reliable
Limit the influence of health status on scientific results.
Biomedical and Scientific Research
Veterinary support for research facilities using aquatic animals, covering health monitoring, welfare, protocols and biosecurity within scientific programmes.
The issues we help you address
Refine procedures
Reduce constraints and improve animal welfare.
Control health status
Secure bloodlines, introductions and animal facilities.
Respect the regulatory framework
Integrate the requirements applicable to animal testing.
Train the teams
Harmonize clinical observation and good practices.
Expertise tailored to your organisation
Biosecurity
Control the health status of lines, introductions, quarantine and movements within aquatic-animal facilities.
Testing & diagnosis
Establish monitoring and investigations compatible with the study models and the reliability of scientific results.
Therapeutics
Design care, anaesthesia and analgesia protocols around authorised procedures and experimental objectives.
Animal welfare
Define indicators, humane endpoints and refinement measures suited to species, life stages and study protocols.
Advice & support
Review projects, procedures and facilities to integrate health, welfare, scientific feasibility and regulatory requirements.
Training
Train teams in clinical assessment, welfare, technical procedures and consistent working practices.
A clear, practical approach
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Frame the need
Species, protocols, facilities and scientific objectives.
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Analyze practices
Health, wellness, biosecurity and regulatory points.
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Suggest refinements
Recommendations compatible with scientific quality.
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Document and track
Procedures, training and support for teams.
Treatment, anaesthesia and analgesia in research facilities
Protocols for model fish, amphibians and cephalopods are designed around animal welfare, authorised procedures, scientific objectives and the risk of interference with experimental results, in dialogue with research and welfare teams.
Robust research also depends on healthy animals, refined practices and a well-controlled environment.
The veterinarian’s role
Specialist veterinary support throughout the organisation’s health approach.
- Act as designated veterinarian or external aquatic-animal specialist
- Organise health monitoring and welfare assessment
- Refine experimental procedures and review protocols
- Train teams and liaise with the relevant authorities
- Identify critical points and improve facility practices
They trust us
Some of the organisations we support in the research sector.
Frequently asked questions +
How can health status affect scientific results?+
Subclinical infection, chronic stress, unstable water quality or microbiome differences may affect physiology, behaviour, reproduction and experimental variability. Health monitoring helps identify and control these factors.
Do you work with zebrafish and other aquatic models?+
Yes. Vetofish supports facilities housing model fish, amphibians, cephalopods and other aquatic animals used for scientific purposes.
Can you review anaesthesia, analgesia or euthanasia protocols?+
Yes. Review considers species, life stage, procedure, scientific objectives, animal welfare, expected recovery and possible interference with results.
How should a health problem during a study be managed?+
The response depends on severity, suspected transmissibility and the authorised protocol. Vetofish can support isolation, sampling, assessment of care options and documentation with the relevant teams.
Do you work with animal-welfare bodies?+
Yes. Discussions may involve designated veterinarians, facility managers, researchers, animal-care staff and welfare bodies to align scientific requirements, care and refinement.
Need a health assessment or a designated veterinarian?
Vetofish supports research establishments with health monitoring for their aquatic animals and facilities.
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