The Government welcomes the Committee\u2019s advice on the use of the forced swim test. The report and its recommendations are being carefully considered, and the Government will respond in due course.<\/p>
The National Centre for the 3Rs (NC3Rs) recently published a paper in collaboration with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on the use of the forced swim test in rodents, calling for more research into alternatives to the test. Funded through UK Research and Innovation, the NC3Rs has a range of funding schemes available to support the development of alternatives to the use of animals, including developing non-animal approaches to the test.<\/em><\/p>"}
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