Approved Euthanasia Methods for Small Lab Animals: Tools and Techniques

Approved Euthanasia Methods for Rats, Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Rats and Other Rodents; Approved Euthanasia Methods for Small Lab Animals

Per U.S. NIH policies, this video demonstrates CO2-based euthanasia of rats at a major U.S. university...

General Some Euthanizing Methods (All Species): -Carbon Dioxide (used here) -Euthanasia by use of general anesthesia

Physical Methods of Euthanasia: -Cervical Dislocation (used here) -Decapitation

Note: U.S. Govt. requires secondary assured means of death, hence Cervical Dislocation was performed.

http://research.uiowa.edu/animal/?get=euthanasia ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDaDX5F973Q