laboratory animals
Experimental test creatures
Laboratory animals are animals used in scientific research, testing, and education—mice, rats, rabbits, primates, and others bred or obtained for experimental purposes.
The term carries clinical neutrality, though it sits at the center of ongoing ethical debates about animal welfare in science: The study used laboratory animals to test the vaccine's safety.
Regulations govern their treatment and housing.
- drug testingAnalysis for illicit substances
- guinea pigSmall rodent, pet or test subject
- lab ratResearch experiment animal
- mouseSmall gnawing mammal
- ratRodent or informer
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- zoologymammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects
laboratory animalspets
Domesticated companion animals
companion animals · livestock · farm animals · working animals · service animals
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