Facility design and management: modern challenges and sustainability
Silvina L Diaz, Patrick Sharp and Xavier Warot
pp. 8

Streamlining model organisms facilities operation: The benefits of a unified management structure
Manuel Rebelo, Joana Bom, Ana C Borges, Rute Marques, Marília Pereira, Ana S Leocádio, Liliana Vieira, Ana Ribeiro, Liliana Vale, Inês Santos, Sandra Crisóstomo, Vera Nunes, Maysa Franco, Adérito Vieira, Pedro Pinto, Ana R Machado and Jocelyne Demengeot
pp. 11

Development of a center for automated equipment processing to transform the research enterprise configuration
Philip J Richter Jr, Albert LeClair and Harry Lim
pp. 23

A communication pipeline for in vivo imaging core facilities
Vasileios Ntafis
pp. 34

Reusing zebrafish facility equipment: Planning, investment and what we have learned
Olga M Fernández-Rodriguez, Emilio Cortés, Pablo Pelegrín, Laura Maldonado, Jesus Fernández, Jose Penalver, Khrystyna Ostrovska, Maria T Fernández, Pablo Ramírez and Maria L Cayuela
pp. 40

Brakes and leverages for reducing the environmental impact of laboratory animal facilities: A case study at the Institut Pasteur
Marion Berard, Héléne da Conceição, Sébastien Bedu and Jean-Philippe Mocho
pp. 47

Murine astrovirus (MuAstV) infection in mouse facilities in Brazil: First South American report
Marcia S C Oliveira, Tatiana X Castro, Camila F Baez, Simone Ramos, Gabriel R Azevedo, Carolina M de Castro, Ana Clara SS de Paula, Laura MB Levy, Emanuelle da S do Nascimento and Rafael B Varella
pp. 58

Murine chapparvovirus (MuCPV)/mouse kidney parvovirus (MKPV) eradication by cross foster rederivation
Ibrahim Faseeh, Vatthana Vongphakham and Patrick Sharp
pp. 63

Moving from guideline recommendations to practical, reasonable proposals: Biosafety considerations, breeding performance and challenges during specific pathogen-free animal facility enlargement
Maschi Fabricio, Laborde Juan, Carriquiriborde Martín, Milocco Silvana, Almirón Johana, Resasco Agustina and Ayala Miguel
pp. 75

Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) characterisation of mouse inbred strains bred at MRC-National Institute for Medical Research
José M Sánchez-Morgado
pp. 83

Management of zoonoses in research institutions – lessons learned from a Coxiella burnetii outbreak case
Pia KS Ostach, André Dülsner, Anne Keil andStefan Nagel-Riedasch
pp. 93

Facility design and management. Strategies for high level biocontainment
Mike Dennis, Michael Charlton, Samantha Elam and Sarah Wolfensohn
pp. 104

An innovative approach for health and safety training and occupational health program annual enrollment for laboratory animal care and use personnel
Scott J Patlovich, Robert J Emery, Kristin G King, Zackary B Becker, Rebecca B Kairis, Mary A Robinson, Joy M Harrison, George Delclos and William B Perkison
pp. 113

The use of performance-based outcomes in achieving better global harmonisation in the care and use of animals in research
Dewi K Rowlands and Javier Guillén
pp. 120

The FELASA 2025 Congress will take place in Athens, Greece, on 2–5 June 2025
Jean-Philippe Mocho
pp. 133