Despite the fact that the majority of research animals are rodents, the trainers at the Research Animal Resources Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found training material on the proper handling of mice and rats in biomedical research to be limited. So, they developed videos, narratives, pictures, and text to teach common handling, inje
Table of Contents:
This Set Consists of Two Manuals and Two DVDs Laboratory Mouse Procedural Techniques: Manual and DVD (Catalog no. K12294) Section I: DVD and Voice-Over: Disease Management Mouse Handling/Transfer Mouse Restraint Oral Gavage One-Handed Injection Technique Intraperitoneal (IP) Injection: One person Intraperitoneal (IP) Injection: One-Person Towel Method Subcutaneous (SQ) Injection Subcutaneous (SQ) Injection: One-Person Towel Method Maxillary Bleed Pedal Vein Blood Draw Saphenous Vein Blood Draw Tail Vein Injection Retro-Orbital Bleed: Anesthesia Required Retro-Orbital Injections: Anesthesia Required Ear Notching Ear Tagging Section II: Mouse Procedural Technique Handouts Intraperitoneal (IP) Injection Subcutaneous (SQ) Injection Maxillary Bleed Oral Gavage Pedal Vein Blood Draw Saphenous Vein Blood Draw Retro-orbital Blood Draw Retro-orbital Injection Tail Vein Injection Ear Notching/Punch & Ear Tags The Mouse (Mus musculus) Class Outline: The Research Mouse Normative Data Research Animal Resources Center-Training Division: Normative Data for the Laboratory Mouse Appendix: Blood Volume Laboratory Rat Procedural Techniques: Manual and DVD (Catalog no. K12295) 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
About the Author :
John Bogdanske
After graduating from Augustana College, John started his research career in 1986 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Nutritional Sciences working with dietary fiber and the nutritional value of common foods. In 1991 he moved to the School of Veterinary Medicine on the Madison campus to take the position of Lab Manager in the Comparative Orthopaedic Research Laboratory (CORL), Department of Medical Sciences. The CORL's mission was to investigate fundamental orthopaedic problems that affected either animals or humans in order to identify the mechanisms that cause disease or to develop treatments that would enhance the lives of individuals affected with these diseases. In 2004 he joined the Research Animal Resources Center (RARC) as a Training Coordinator. Along with Scott, Margaret and Beth, he helps develop, manage, and present a comprehensive training program to all UW-Madison research animal users and related staff. John is an active member of Laboratory Animal Welfare Training Exchange (LAWTE) and the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS). John spends most of his free time with his family usually playing in the outdoors (on a bike).
Scott Hubbard-Van Stelle
Scott attended the University of Wisconsin in the pre-veterinary program before getting his degree as a certified veterinary technician from the Madison Area Technical College. He worked in a veterinary hospital for a small animal practitioner as a surgical nurse, followed by working for Raltech (now Covance) as a sample collection specialist. Scott started his career at the University of Wisconsin in 1980 when he took a position as a Veterinary Technician in the Veterinary Science Department (currently the department of Animal Health and Biomedical Sciences). After several years, he was promoted to Sr. Research Specialist. During his 19 years with the department, Scott set up the teachin
Review :
Currently, there is a paucity of training material for experimental techniques in laboratory rodents, particularly audiovisual material. The manuals and accompanying DVDs will be of great interest to students, technicians, veterinarians, and investigators. Importantly, the straightforward approach taken in both the printed manual and DVD will be seen as an excellent tool for non-English speaking personnel.
-Mark A. Suckow, DVM, Dipl. ACLAM, Director, Freimann Life Science Center, University of Notre Dame, & Past President of AALAS
Persons (students of animal technology) can watch these videos to 'get the picture' and then practice with an experienced individual. It is a good refinement step of the 3Rs…. I will be very excited to have these manuals to use as training items with my students and as reference resources in our animal facility.-Bruce W. Kennedy, MS, RLATG, CMAR, Compliance Associate, Research & Graduate Studies, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, & Past President of AALAS
