University of Auckland Researcher Wins 3Rs AwardA senior researcher at the University of Auckland's Liggins Institute has been selected as the recipient of the 2009 National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee (NAEAC) Three Rs award.
Dr Mark Oliver receives the award in recognition of his long-term work on the refinement of indoor physiological studies of sheep, which has improved animal welfare. NAEAC selected Dr Oliver's work from several high calibre nominations. The committee considered Dr Oliver's work to refine the feeding and housing of sheep to have far-reaching effects, with a focus on reduction and refinement of animal use.
The concept of the Three Rs, from which the award takes its name, is to replace live animal subjects, reduce the number of animals used and refine experimental techniques to minimise pain and distress. | 
