animal testing

use of animals as models of the human organism
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Summary

animal testing ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,753 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Followed by: clinical trial[2]
  • Subclass of: experimentation[3]
  • Part of: clinical research[4]
  • Commons category: Animal testing[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Animal testing[6]
  • Topic has template: Template:Animal-testing-stub[7]
  • Different from: animal trial[8]
  • History of topic: history of animal testing[9], role of dogs in medical research[10]
  • Uses: laboratory animal[11]
  • P14483: e/experimentacion-con-animales[12]
  • P14541: 5MaQs[13]

Why It Matters

animal testing has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). animal testing. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/animal-testing
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_animal-testing_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{animal testing}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/animal-testing}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → e/experimentacion-con-animales
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14483: e/experimentacion-con-animales"
  2. 10w ago · Jlwoodwa · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → e/experimentacion-con-animales
    P14541 → 5MaQs
    Topic has template → Template:Animal-testing-stub
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Topic has template: Template:Animal-testing-stub"
  3. 13w ago · EleJur · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → e/experimentacion-con-animales
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14483: e/experimentacion-con-animales, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260063|batch #260063]]"
  4. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → animal-experimentation
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: animal-experimentation, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289913822|animal experimentation (#289913822)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalo"
  5. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0203996-pokusy-na-zviratech
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0203996-pokusy-na-zviratech, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
  6. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    History of topic → history of animal testing, role of dogs in medical research
    Different from → animal trial
    Store medisinske leksikon id → dyreforsøk, dyreforsøk_-_medisinsk_etikk
    Uses → laboratory animal
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ Yso id: 2780, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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