Animal use alternatives

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000394",
  "term": "Animal use alternatives",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Alternatives to the use of animals in research, testing, and education. The alternatives may include reduction in the number of animals used, replacement of animals with a non-animal model or with animals of a species lower phylogenetically, or refinement of methods to minimize pain and distress of animals used.",
  "synonyms": [
    "alternatives to animal experimentation",
    "alternatives to animal testing",
    "alternatives to animal use",
    "animal testing alternatives",
    "replacement, refinement, and reduction of animals in research",
    "three R's (animal use alternatives)",
    "three Rs (animal use alternatives)"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "animal welfare",
    "laboratory techniques",
    "cultured meat",
    "validation of alternative methods",
    "welfare assessment",
    "cellular agriculture",
    "American Association for Laboratory Animal Science",
    "Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International",
    "animal ethics",
    "National Center for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research",
    "Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing",
    "animal tests",
    "animal experimentation",
    "laboratory animals",
    "absolute replacement",
    "relative replacement",
    "animal use refinement",
    "animal use reduction",
    "animal use replacement"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "alternativas al uso de animales"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/animal-use-alternatives/"
}