Interpretation of revised content of mandatory national standard GB 14925-2023 Laboratory animal—Environment and housing facilities

The scientific level of laboratory animals is an important symbol of the human life science development level. Laboratory animal housing facilities are a carrier for the development of the laboratory animal industry, a prerequisite for carrying out scientific activities, an important part of the national scientific and technological development infrastructure system, and an important infrastructure guarantee for the standardization of laboratory animals. The revision of the relevant standards for the environment and housing facilities of laboratory animals is of great significance to ensure the health and quality standardization of laboratory animals and reflect the development level of new technologies and equipment in the laboratory animal industry. This paper presents the background and content of the revision of the mandatory national standard GB 14925-2023Laboratoryanimal—Environmentandhousingfacilities.