Laboratory animals experience a large amount of environmental stress. An animal's environment can include both physiological and social stressors that may require an animal to adapt to maintain ...

Physically and behaviorally, few creatures have been measured, tested, and probed as much as the laboratory mouse. Yet what do scientists know about making mice happy or free of pain? Often, the ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Have dreams of working in the medical or veterinary fields? UW’s human and animal physiology minor might be for you. This program equips students with the skills, education and experience needed to ...

Both faculty members described as collaborators aligned with the academy’s mission to 'regenerate the natural world through ...

Scientists sometimes need to limit the amount of food or water provided to animals used in a study. For example, researchers commonly limit food or water when training research animals to respond more ...

The pattern of incidence of allergy to laboratory animals (ALA) has been studied prospectively in 383 individuals occupationally exposed to rodents and to rabbits. The incidence of the disease after ...

Why major in animal biosciences? Animal bioscientists are needed to answer questions related to how animals and animal systems function. They are interested in solving problems related to producing ...

Do you prefer working with animals instead of being stationed at a desk? Do you have a preference for running cattle, like your dad, or sheep, like your mom? Are you constantly intrigued by science, ...