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Concept information

Preferred term

animal experimentation

Type

  • Topic

Narrower concepts

Synonyms

  • animal experiments

Scope note

  • Use for the discussion of the use of animals in experiments, typically focused on the effects of experimentation on the behavior or welfare of laboratory animals; Do not use as a check tag simply denoting the use of laboratory animals in an experiment, for these animals serving in this role USE laboratory animals.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/9019

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