title: Animal identification.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Wyeth-Ayerst Research, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Donovan
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000823:Animal Identification Systems / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods*; D006224:Cricetinae; D004423:Ear; D051379:Mice; D009488:Neurosciences / Q000379:methods*; D011677:Punctures; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D013653:Tattooing