Chemical restraint or anesthesia is often necessary when performing minor procedures on rodents. Field biologists in particular may need to anesthetize rodents when taking measurements, removing ...

Anesthetic induction chambers used for medical research are a substantial source of waste anesthetic gas (WAG). Ideally, any generated waste gas should be actively vented away from personnel operating ...

The proper surgical techniques represent a key opportunity to improve the welfare of laboratory rodents, while meeting legal and ethical obligations. Use of inappropriate or poor surgical technique ...

The last few years have led to great progress in Chile in terms of laboratory animal care and use. There are new legal mandates to protect laboratory animals, and funding agencies now require all ...

A new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that in order for the brain to recover consciousness after anesthesia, it must “reboot.” To make the discovery, ...

General anesthesia as used for rodent research can have adverse effects on physiologic mechanisms. Thermoregulation is often greatly inhibited, with resultant deleterious effects on cardiac and ...

To best promote animal wellbeing and the efficacy of biomedical models, scientific, husbandry, and veterinary professionals must consider the mechanisms, influences, and outcomes of rodent ...