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Blood Sampling Microsite
National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research.
Provides information on blood sampling techniques for many common species to help laboratory staff remove blood from animals in the most humane and efficient way.
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Removal of Blood from Laboratory Mammals and Birds  (PDF|131.4 KB)
Laboratory Animals.
This is the first report of the BVA/FRAME/RSPCA/UFAW Joint Working Group on Refinement and aims to provide guidance for those removing blood from animals to do so in the most humane and efficient way.
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Methods of Blood Collection in the Mouse  (PDF|1.94 MB)
Lab Animal magazine.
This article discusses the blood collection techniques not requiring anesthesia, requiring anesthesia, and in terminal procedures.
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Video: Drawing Blood from Rats through the Saphenous Vein and by Cardiac Puncture
Journal of Visualized Experiments.
Video of techniques for drawing blood from rats.
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Black-footed ferretBlood collection from the cranial vena cava of the ferret  (PDF|310 KB)
Lab Animal.
This articel describes venipuncture of the cranial vena cava (CVC) as a quick and safe technique to collect large samples of blood from ferrets.
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Blood Collection Using the Saphenous Vein: An Alternative to Retro-orbital Collection
Universitetet i Bergen. Laboratory Animal Veterinary Services Vivarium.
Describes through words and pictures this blood collection technique first introduced by the Laboratory Animal Centre of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
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Blood Sampling Techniques Literature Review
This is a review of the literature on blood collection techniques from 1997 to the present.
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Collecting Blood from Rodents: A Discussion by the Laboratory Animal Refinement and Enrichment Forum
Animal Welfare Institute.
Animal care takers and technicians discuss their experiences with various blood sampling techniques.
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Refinement of Blood Sampling from the Sublingual Vein of Rats  (PDF|511 KB)
Laboratory Animals.
Describes a refined method of repeated blood sampling.
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Guinea pigSaphenous Vein Puncture for Blood Sampling of the Mouse, Rat, Hamster, Gerbil, Guineapig, Ferret and Mink  (PDF|338 KB)
Laboratory Animals.
The authors describe a humane and practical alternative to cardiac and retroorbital puncture.
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New Lancet Offers Painless Bleeding Technique
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
The Goldenrod lancet makes the lab mouse's job easier. Goldenrods work quickly for consistent, safe, reliable results.
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