Research Involving Animals – Division of Biomedical Services
2021 statistics
The Division of Biomedical Services are committed to being open about animals used in research. The data below shows the amount of animals used for scientific procedures in 2021.
| Mild | Moderate | Severe | Non-recovery | Sub-threshold | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mice | 2894 | 880 | 15 | 149 | 1123 | 5061 |
| Rabbits | 0 | 17 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 81 |
| Rats | 6 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Zebrafish | 325 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 408 |
| Total | 3225 | 949 | 99 | 213 | 1123 | 5609 |
