Blood sampling technique for measurement of plasma arginine vasopressin concentration in conscious and unrestrained rats. The influence of technique and expertise. Histological changes in the orbital region of rats after orbital puncture. Refinement of blood sampling from the sublingual vein of rats. The behaviour of chickens, mice and rats during euthanasia with chloroform, carbon dioxide and ether.
Oxygen supplementation minimizes signs of agitation and asphyxia.
A microchip implant system as a method to determine body temperature of terminally ill rats and mice. Neocortical and hippocampal electrical activity following decapitation in the rat. Pain and distress in laboratory rodents and lagomorphs. Stress measurements in mice after transportation. Alleviating rat nausea.