Sound experimental design is of vital importance when conducting any scientific experiment. Choices made at the design stage have the potential to drastically impact the results of any study. A strong ...

Amid growing concerns about the poor design of animal experiments and its implications for the translatability of experimental results, Michael F. W. Festing thinks it's time we do something about it.

1. Experimental plots in Black Wattle should be so laid out as to equalise any variations in the uniformity of the field introduced by silvicultural methods. The disposal of brushwood is the principal ...