Abstract
An optimized assay for early and rapid assessment of behavioral alterations using Caenorhabditis elegans as an alternate animal model
Highlights
Purpose of this releaseProtected animalsThis publication meets the requirements of section 2 of the 1986 Act to publish, and lay before Parliament, annual statistics on the use of protected animals in regulated procedures.Coverage of this releaseAny living vertebrate, other than man, and any living cephalopod.This includes embryos after two thirds of gestation, and fish and amphibian larvae after they become capable of free feeding.These statistics cover England, Scotland, and Wales
Around half of all procedures were experimental procedures (1.73 million), whilst the other half were for the creation and breeding of genetically altered (GA) animals (1.67 million)
Other than man, and any living cephalopod
Summary
In 2019, 3.40 million procedures were carried out in Great Britain involving living animals. This is a decrease of 3% on last year, and the lowest number of procedures since 2007. Around half of all procedures were experimental procedures (1.73 million), whilst the other half were for the creation and breeding of genetically altered (GA) animals (1.67 million)
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