Research Involving Animals – Division of Biomedical Services

2022 statistics

The Division of Biomedical Services are committed to being open about animals used in research. The data below shows the number of animals used for scientific procedures in 2022.

Sub-threshold Mild Moderate Severe Non-recovery Total
Mice 996 1541 652 8 7 3204
Rabbits 0 0 26 0 44 70
Rats 0 28 24 0 0 52
Zebrafish 61 146 0 0 0 207
Total 1057 1715 702 8 51

pie chart showing 2022 returns for DBS

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