Animal identification.
Proper identification of animals is crucial in research, whether the animals are being used as experimental subjects, for breeding purposes, or as a source for tissues, cells, or fluids. This unit provides specific protocols for the ear punch (notch) and ear tag methods for mouse, rat and hamster; tattoos for mouse, rat and rabbit; and the correct use of a subcutaneous transponder system for all of the above species.
Donovan
John
J
Wyeth Research, Collegeville, Pennsylvania.
Brown
Patricia
P
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
D000823:Animal Identification Systems / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D006224:Cricetinae; D051379:Mice; D009115:Muridae; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D013653:Tattooing / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary