%0 Journal Article %K FST validity %K animal ethical regulations %K animal welfare %K antidepressant screening alternatives %K translational depression models %B Frontiers in Animal Science %D 2026 %G English %R 10.3389/fanim.2026.1692092 %T Re‐evaluating the forced swim test: ethical, scientific, and regulatory drivers for validated alternatives %U https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/animal-science/articles/10.3389/fanim.2026.1692092/full %V 7 %8 2026-02-24 %! Re‐evaluating the forced swim test