Paragraph 17 F1

A repetition or combination of any of the following procedures, as a result of which the animal is likely to experience short-term mild pain, suffering or distress or which does not cause significant impairment of the animal’s well-being or general condition—

(a)

the assessment of body composition by non-invasive measures with minimal restraint;

(b)

a monitoring electrocardiogram with non-invasive techniques with minimal or no restraint of a habituated animal;

(c)

the application of external telemetry devices that is expected to cause no impairment to a socially adapted animal and does not interfere with normal activity and behaviour;

(d)

the breeding of a genetically altered animal which is expected to have no clinically detectable adverse phenotype;

(e)

the addition of inert markers in the diet to follow passage of digesta;

(f)

the withdrawal of food for less than 24 hours in an adult rat;

(g)

open field behavioural testing of a mouse.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 2AA inserted (19.6.2026) by The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/663), reg. 1(1), Sch.