Training macaques to cooperate during blood collection is a practicable and safe alternative to the traditional procedure implying forced restraint. It takes a cumulative total of about 1 hr to train ...

Blood collection is a common procedure in animal research. This column describes humane methods of collecting blood from the rat and the gerbil that can be carried out by a single person on an awake ...

Blood collection is a common experimental procedure for which there are many different methods, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. Researchers should use methods that minimize pain, ...

"In your own experience, what is the least disturbing technique - from the subject's point of view! - of blood collection for rodents" (Reinhardt)? "If we only need a small amount of blood and want to ...