Rodent Identification II

Source: Kay Stewart, RVT, RLATG, CMAR; Valerie A. Schroeder, RVT, RLATG. University of Notre Dame, IN

Animal records must be accurately maintained to ensure that data collection is correct. Records range from maintaining information on cage cards to having a detailed database with all of the relev...

The ability to identify individual research animals is an essential aspect of scientific recordkeeping and data collection. Distinguishing between animals ensures that the correct subject is used for the intended experimental procedure.

There are several permanent and temporary methods that scientists use to identify individual lab animals...