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Approaches for sampling blood in the marmoset, covering non-surgical and terminal techniques.

Two marmosets in an outdoor enclosure, with an icon of a needle and syringe on a yellow background in the corner of the image.

Amanda Novak (Edinburgh) presents advice on good surgical technique and refinements to incorporate into rodent stereotactic surgery procedures.

Webinar title slide: Refining rodent stereotactic surgeries
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10 years of CRACK IT webinar: TaiNi, a small and ultra lightweight wireless EEG recording device.

The CRACK IT 10 logo superimposed over a photo of the TaiNi wireless EEG recording device in a caliper

Guidance on choosing the appropriate anesthesia for laboratory animals, including links to further resources.

Image of a mouse under anaesthesia.

Learn more about why the single use of needles should be standard practice and how to implement this in your facility.

A rat being injected with a hypodermic needle
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Principles and techniques for humane killing of laboratory animals.

Mice in a cage with a pipe connected to it, to be used for euthanasia.

Key issues for the humane killing of laboratory animals.

A laboratory technician and a rat in a tank

General principles in analgesia to support best practice.

A rabbit not exhibiting any signs of pain

Examples of study designs that may be used for microsampling from either main study animals or from satellite groups of animals.

A lister hooded rat (black head white body) being held by a technician. The technician wears a green gown and purple gloves.

Wiki on refinement of the use of chronic implants in neuroscience research using non-human primates. DISCONTINUED.

Chronic Implants Wiki logo