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A primer on rodent identification methods.

Lotus Wang
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Abstract

Identifying laboratory rodents as a group may be sufficient if all the animals are to receive the same treatment and/or manipulation and if individual variations in response are not to be recorded separately. However, it is frequently necessary to be able to differentiate between individual animals used in a study. Identification of individual animals may also be necessary to maintain health records and to properly manage colonies of laboratory animals in compliance with regulatory agencies and research protocol requirements.

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Lotus Wang. 2005. A primer on rodent identification methods.. https://doi.org/10.1038/laban0405-64

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