What is oral gavage? Oral gavage is a procedure used commonly in animal research to deliver a substance directly into an animal’s stomach. It involves restraining a conscious animal and repeatedly forcing a tube or rigid needle down its throat Why is oral gavage used? Gavage allows researchers to control
Xenotransplantation is the removal of organs or living cells from one species for transplant into another. What can you do? Painful experiments on animals Xenotransplantation research is pursued due to the shortage of available or appropriate human organs for transplant into humans. Pigs are most commonly used and considered because of
Discover ethical and scientifically-valid animal-free approaches to research in this article. Animal-Free Science Advocacy highlight the cruel practice of using fetal calf serum and also why the focus should be shifted towards human cell and tissue cultures instead. Background Animal-Free Science Advocacy considers the use of human cell and tissue
This is no longer a current AFSA campaign as we have been successful in lobbying for restrictions to the use of the nose-only smoke exposure method in Australia. AFSA will remain active in lobbying for broader legislative change to ensure this success is sustained. What is Animal-Free Science Advocacy doing
This is no longer a current AFSA campaign as we have been successful in lobbying for restrictions to the use of this method in Australia. AFSA will remain active in lobbying for broader legislative change to ensure this success is sustained. What is the Forced Swim Test? The Forced Swim
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