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Laboratory Animals: Animal Welfare Act

The hon. Gentleman obviously uses emotive language to describe a practice that, I understand, is called gavage, where the feeding of compounds into the stomachs of dogs is done in such a way as to ensure a consistent dose at a consistent time for a consistent assessment. As the hon. Gentleman will know, very

often the use of those chemicals is to assess two things: first, dosage and efficacy, and secondly, toxicity. I understand that that is the best method, scientifically.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
708 c279WH 
Session
2021-22
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
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