Main description:

This combination manual and downloadable resources provide much-needed training on the proper handling of rats used in biomedical research. The downloadable resources include narrated video clips that demonstrate and describe each procedural technique. The manual contains handouts with color illustrations and descriptive text for each technique, including the purpose and application of the procedure, recommended skills, and necessary supplies. It can be used as a training resource and refresher for lab animal veterinarians, veterinary technicians, animal care staff, trainers, and research investigators and staff who work with rats.

Contents:

Section I: DVD and Voice-Over: Disease Management
Rat Handling/Transfer
Rat Handling/Restraint
One-Handed Injection Technique
Intraperitoneal (IP) Injection: One-Person
Intraperitoneal (IP) Injection: Two-person
Intraperitoneal (IP) Injection: One-Person Towel Method
Subcutaneous (SQ) Injection: One-Person Towel Method
Pedal Vein Blood Draw
Saphenous Vein Blood Draw
Oral Gavage
Jugular Bleed (Two-Person)
Tail Artery Blood Draw
Tail Vein Injection
Ear Notching
Ear Tagging

Section II: Rat Procedural Technique Handouts
Intraperitoneal (IP) Injection
Subcutaneous (SQ) Injection: Towel Method
Jugular Bleed
Oral Gavage
Pedal Vein Blood Draw
Saphenous Vein Blood Draw
Tail Artery Blood Draw
Tail Vein Injection
Ear Notch/Punch & Ear Tags
The Rat (Rattus norvegicus): The Research Rat
Research Animal Resources Center-Training Division: Normative Data for the Laboratory Rat
Appendix: Blood Volume