Blood sampling in laboratory animals encompasses a range of methods designed to balance data quality with animal welfare. Techniques include peripheral puncture of superficial veins (such as the ...
Blood sampling in rodents is common practice in scientific studies. Some of the refined methods widely used are the puncture of the saphenous vein or tail vein, or even tail docking. The handling ...
A large number of methods for obtaining blood from mice have been published. In our facility, saphenous venepuncture is considered the method of choice for bleeding mice and is believed to have a ...