Procedure Guidelines

Acceptable Methods of Rodent Identification: Explanation of procedures used to safely and appropriately identify rodents.

Tail Biopsy Guidelines: Guidelines for obtaining a small sample of mouse tail tissue for DNA genotyping of transgenic and mutant mice.

Guidelines for Blood Collection from Laboratory Animals: Explanation of the volume of blood that can be drawn safely from animals.

Polyclonal Antibody Production in Rabbits: Guidelines for rabbit antibody production services performed by ULAM.

Tumor Burden Scoring System: Guidelines for determining degree of tumor burden in animals that have been inoculated with neoplastic cells or toxic agents.

For more veterinary guidelines, please go to the ULAM website.