Calves
Cattle are part of food production, and in this context calves are used as laboratory animals to study their own species.
When cattle are used as models for humans, researchers primarily use calves. Their size is appropriate, and they can be used in surgery, e.g. transplantations. Calves have also been used for research on dialysis (for kidney disease) and in developing heart-lung machines (used during heart surgery).
Text: Karin Nordin
References
- John Bräutigam, veterinarian, Swedish Board of Agriculture
- Helena Elofsson, Fil. Dr. Zoology, Swedish Board of Agriculture
- Anne Halldén Waldemarson, University veterinarian at Karolinska Institutet
- Torgny Jeneskog, University veterinarian at Umeå university
- Karl-Gustav Jacobsson, University veterinarian at Uppsala university
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Editor: Peter Tillhammar, Swedish Research Council. Contact: Send email to the editorial staff.
