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 Research, Collegeville, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Donovan
authors.affiliation: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: 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