Animal Research at UW–Madison: Background Photos
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- Periodic inspections, including this by the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Animal Care and Use Committee, help ensure safe, humane treatment for animals at UW–Madison. The animal program is also reviewed twice a year by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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- Mice are helping explore diabetes, metabolism, cancer, heart disease and genetics in research projects at UW–Madison.
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- Chicks in the Poultry Research Lab will be used for nutrition research on campus or donated to K–12 programs around the state.
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- Long-term studies of rhesus macaque monkeys prove that a nutritious but extremely low-calorie diet extends life and slows or prevents many diseases of aging, including cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
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- Mice are used for many research purposes at UW–Madison. These mice help scientists understand how obesity is triggered and regulated.
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- Veterinary research, such as this using ultrasound on a cow’s udder, has many crossovers with medical research, in terms of surgery, medical treatment and control of cancer.
Photo use
These photographs portray animals as used in research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and are available to media organizations for news and editorial use. They are not available for generic use.
For higher-resolution images — including textbooks, commercial products or advertising — please contact Jeff Miller, senior photographer, University Communications, 608-262-0067.
Published photos must include a credit (“photographer’s name/University of Wisconsin–Madison” or “courtesy of”). Credit and other details are embedded in the digital file; view them in Photoshop by selecting “File info” under the File menu.
These images may not be modified, altered or used in any way that changes or misrepresents the photograph’s content or context.
