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Animals used for experimental purposes in the UK in 2017

Number of animals used for experimental purposes in Great Britain in 2017, by species of animal

The data shows the number of animals used for experimental purposes in Great Britain in 2017. Mice were the most commonly used animal with over 1.1 million experimented on, followed by rats at 233.7 thousand.

Mouse	1094867
Rat	233676
Zebrafish	217110
Domestic Fowl	123740
Sheep	47482
Guinea-pig	22560
Rabbit	10362
Horse and other equid	9626
Xenopus	7453
Pig	4361
Beagle	3705
Cattle	2844
Old World monkey- Cynomolgus monkey	2662
Hamster (Syrian)	1126
Ferret	405
Mongolian Gerbil	311
Goat	256
Cat	198
New World monkey- marmoset and tamarin	166
Old World monkey- Rhesus monkey	132
Rana	108
Other fish	91230
Other bird	6709
Other rodent	2105
Other amphibian	522
Other mammal	745
Other carnivore	244
Other dog	142

Animals used for experimental purposes in the UK in 2017

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