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As part of our commitment to the concordat on openness on the use of animals in research, here are some short articles explaining how and why we use animals in research at the ºÚÁÏÉç.

Cats

• Acromegaly in Cats
• Diabetic Remission Clinic
• Ragdoll cats study

Cats and Dogs

• A study to establish canine and feline 95% reference intervals for the QMHA Radiometer ABL800 FLEX machines
• Oesophageal feeding tube placement study: using cats and dogs

Chickens

• Use of Chickens for Research in Coccidiosis Control

Dogs

• Dogs and Research at the ºÚÁÏÉç
• Canine Epilepsy Research
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
• Mitral Valve Disease
• Nausea Research and Dogs

Guinea Pigs

• Developing a treatment for foetal growth restriction

Horses

• Gait Analysis
• Immunobiology of fertility in mares
• Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy
• Stem Cell Based Treatments
• Summary of Recent Laminitis Research at the ºÚÁÏÉç

Mice

• FSTL3: A Crucial Regulator of Sertoli Cell Proliferation
• Mechanical loading and Genetic susceptibility to Osteoarthritis
• Muscular dystrophy research using the mdx mouse
• The Regulation of Soft Tissue and Skeletal Calcification

Sheep

• Sheep models for regenerative medicine

Zebrafish

• How to grow new blood vessels: the zebrafish as a model to study angiogenesis in development and regeneration
• Use of zebrafish to increase our understanding of diseases