Animal Equipment
Infusion 
- Infusion Tips: Keep It Sterile Surgeon, Part 1: Pre-operative Surgical Preparation
In the last “Infusion Tips” we discussed catheters suitable for non-surgical implantation. - Infusion Tips: Non-surgical Approaches to Pre-clinical Infusion and Sampling
If you’ve read previous “Infusion Tips,” you should have a good idea of what characteristics your catheter should possess to meet your research goals. - Optimization of Ventral Tail Artery Catheterization in the Rat Ensures Timely Collection of Blood Samples
Accurate blood collection times are the cornerstone for reliable and repeatable study data. - All Stories
Feed and Diets
- Laboratory Animal Diets Formulated with Fish Meal
The benefits of supplementing diets with fish meal have been demonstrated in a number of species. Immunity and overall health are among some of the potential positive effects. - Formula for Success
What you should know about reducing experimental variation through proper selection of diet for laboratory rats and mice. - Measuring Food and Water Intake in Rats and Mice
Eating and drinking support life and are compelled and controlled by positive drives of hunger and thirst and negative restraint of satiety. - All Stories
Telemetry
- Adapting Telemetry Setups to Large Populations
“My telemetry is fantastic, but designing the architecture to make best use of it is another matter!” - Considerations for a Biotelemetry Lab
High quality telemetry can be a huge advantage to one’s research. - Software For the Wireless Age
In recent years, preclinical research has evolved considerably to exploit the benefits of wireless communications. The most obvious manifestation has been the advent of telemetry systems (invasive and non-invasive) providing higher quality data generated by less stressed subjects - All Stories