Rodent Breeding
- Mouse Care & Husbandry (Jackson Labs)(external link)
- Mouse Pup Appearance by Age Poster(PDF file) (Jackson Labs)
- Mouse Reproduction Facts(PDF file)
- Mouse Nomenclature Guidelines (Jackson Labs)(external link)
- NHLBI Conditional Allele Mouse Planner (CAMP)(external link) – Computer program for designing viable breeding strategies.
- NIH ARAC Guidelines for the Establishment and Use of Mouse Breeding Groups(PDF file)
- Visual Guide to Mouse Estrous Cycle (Jackson Labs)(PDF file)
Commercial Animal Sources:
Rodent Restraint Procedures
Rodent Blood Collection Procedures
- Mandibular(external link)
- Retro-orbital(external link)
- Saphenous(external link)
- Tail Nick(external link)
- Tail Vein Puncture(external link)
- Intracardiac(external link)
- Rodent Blood Collection Tutorial(PDF file)
- Effects of Blood Collection Site on Data in Mice(PDF file)
- Methods of Blood Collection in the Mouse (Hoff)(PDF file)
- NIH ARAC Guidelines for Survival Bleeding of Mice and Rats
Rodent Compound Administration Procedures
- Intradermal Injection(external link)
- Intramuscular Injection(external link)
- Intraperitoneal Injection(external link)
- Intravenous Injection(external link)
- Oral Gavage(external link)
- Subcutaneous Injection(external link)
- Injection Routes, Maximum Needle Sizes, & Volumes Table(PDF file)
- Rodent Administration Route Tutorial(PDF file)
Rodent Genotyping & Identification Procedures
Rodent Survival Surgery
Rodent Euthanasia Procedures