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The Laboratory Animal Centre (LAC) of the University of Helsinki is a common service institute of the university’s faculties and independent institutions, and its duties are:

• Produce and provide laboratory animals for research and training
• Assist researchers to plan and carry out animal experiments
• Follow and enforce the development of the national and international legislation and guidelines of the laboratory animal science and instruct researcher communities to attend them
• Look after that the ethical principles of the laboratory animal science are fulfilled at the University of Helsinki
• Get acquainted with the methods of the laboratory animal production and care, follow the development of the laboratory animal science, and contribute the co-operation with other laboratory animal institutions in Finland and abroad
• Contribute co-operation with the economic life and establish research contracts and standing orders concerning the laboratory animal use
• Provide professional up-dating and post-graduate education in laboratory animal science
• Instruct and make statements and research assistance concerning laboratory animal use

LAC has facilities in Viikki (in Biocenter 2, Biocenter 3 and Lagre Animal Unit), Meilahti (in Haartman-institute and Biomedicum) and Ruskeasuo. In its units, LAC provides appropriate animal facilities for mice, rats, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, sheep, swine, poultry, cats and dogs.

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