Use of stored samples and images in research

USEFUL veterinary clinical research can be conducted using archived blood and tissue samples that were originally taken for clinical purposes; for example, a cutaneous tumour removed as an excisional biopsy. According to the report of a joint RCVS/BVA working party on Ethical Review for Practice-based Research (2013) and Chapter 12 of the supporting guidance to the RCVS Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons, best …