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

(0.2%)

32902

(76.1%)

8934

(20.7%)

1282

(3%)

(0.02%)

43219

Birds

1448

(39.3%)

2206

(59.8%)

(0.9%)

(0.1%)

3689

Agricultural species (cattle, sheep, pigs)

129

(15.5%)

(8.7%)

415

(49.9%)

214

(25.7%)

(0.2%)

832

Animals monitored in the wild (sheep, deer)

315

(100%)

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%.