The perspectives of UK personnel towards current killing practices for laboratory rodents

Abstract Rodents are the predominant species used for scientific research and must be humanely killed upon completion of the work. In the UK this is regulated by Schedule 1 of the Animals Scientific Procedures Act 1986, which lists permitted methodologies considered capable of humane killing, includ...

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Main Authors: Jasmine M. Clarkson, Matthew C. Leach, Dorothy E. F. McKeegan, Jessica E. Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31808-0