The 2008 zebrafish meeting (June 25-29, Madison) will introduce workshops on specialized topics proposed by the community. These will be organized in two sessions, each with up to 5 workshops running concurrently. Workshops will last two hours, and might consist of 3 or 4 short (e.g. 15 min) talks, with extensive time for discussion.

To propose a topic, email zfmeeting@gmail.com (include name and affiliation). We will invite you to be a blog author and describe your proposal in a new post. If you want to comment on a topic, or propose a change, simply comment on the relevant post. Be warned: you may end up organizing the workshop!

We will accept new topics through 25 Jan 2008. The blog will remain open for comments through 1 Feb 2008, when the meeting organizers will choose a final list of workshop topics.

Friday, January 25, 2008

The Standardization of Husbandry in Zebrafish

I propose a workshop on the standardization of husbandry in zebrafish. Currently protocols for husbandry issues such as stocking densities, feeding, water quality control, breeding, fry rearing etc. appear to differ, sometimes widely, from institution to institution. These differences certainly may affect the efficiency and cost of research, and may in some instances influence the consistency and reproducibility of experiments. Further, the increased usage of the zebrafish in biomedical research is likely to prompt an increase in the rigor and complexity of regulatory oversight. These changes are imminent in the E.U., and are on certainly on the horizon in the U.S. and beyond. Given these and other, related issues, it would be beneficial for the zebrafish research community to begin discussions on how best to develop scientifically based husbandry protocols (best practices) that can be adopted by all current and future users of the model.

Carole Wilson

Fish Facility Manager, Zebrafish Group
Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology
University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT
UK
Tel: +44 207 679 3338

ucgahar@ucl.ac.uk
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