Animal research

Severity Statistics 2022

Severity Statistics for 2022

In 2022, the University carried out 154764 scientific procedures involving animals. This is 10% fewer than in 2021.  The  severities are detailed below in the summary table.

 

 

Species Non-recovery Sub-threshold Mild Moderate Severe Total
Rodents

 

 

1544

(1.4%)

 

 

63584

(59.6%)

 

20950              

(19.6%)

 

18302               

(17.2%)

 

2329             

(2.2%)

106709

Fish

 

94

(0.2%)

32902

(76.1%)

8934

(20.7%)

1282

(3%)

7

(0.02%)

 

43219

 

 

Birds 0

 

1448

(39.3%)

 

2206

(59.8%)

32

(0.9%)

3

(0.1%)

3689

 

Agricultural species (cattle, sheep, pigs)

129

(15.5%)

72

(8.7%)

415

(49.9%)

214

(25.7%)

 

2

(0.2%)

 

832

 

Animals monitored in the wild (sheep, deer)

0

 

0

 

 

315

(100%)

 

0

 

0

 

315

 

Total

1767

 

98006

 

32820

 

19830

 

2341

 

154,764

 

Percentage 1.1% 63.3% 21.2% 12.8% 1.5%

 

100%

 

 

pie chart to show the proportion of 2022 procedures at each severity. Sub-threshold is the largest group at 63.3%.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Archive 

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Severity statistics 2017

This article was published on 25 Jan, 2024