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.

Experimentally Induced Tumor Monitoring and Reporting: These guidelines describe procedures for monitoring and reporting animals with experimentally induced tumors.

Monitoring for Experimentally Induced Tumors: Explains, in presentation format, the purpose of the tumor monitoring guidelines and how investigators can implement them.

Tumor Monitoring Sheet: Downloadable tumor monitoring sheet that you can use for your animals.

Recommended Dose Volumes for Laboratory Animal Species by Route of Administration: General guidelines for amounts or volumes of a substance that can be given per route of administration for different species.

Guidelines for Monitoring Rats in Aging Studies: Guidelines for the welfare and monitoring of rats in studies where they must be maintained for the duration of their lives.

Diluting, Mixing and Compounding Pharmaceuticals: A handout of common calculations and procedures for diluting, mixing or compounding pharmaceuticals.

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