Hands-On "Wet" Laboratories
Species-specific Hands-on Training
Species-specific, hands-on training sessions are required for all investigative staff with one year or less of experience with their selected species and are scheduled ad hoc to suit staff needs. Individuals are not allowed to work on animals unsupervised prior to receiving training. Sessions are scheduled with limited enrollment to provide individual attention.
Each species-specific "Module" covers the following topics:
Natural history/husbandry
Occupational health and safety
Handling and experimental techniques
Routes of injection/administration.
Blood collection
Surgical procedures (optional)
Common procedures
Euthanasia
Record keeping
To request hands-on training, e-mail EQA indicating the species you plan to utilize.
For training materials, select from the list below:
Basic Dog (5)
Capture and Restraint of Dogs - Part1
Capture and Restraint of Dogs - Part2
Capture and Restraint of Dogs - Part3
Clinical and Physiological Signs of Pain in Laboratory Animals
Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals, Chapter IX- Dogs
Guideline on Conducting Survival Surgical Procedures on Large Animals
Basic Mouse (8)
Guideline on Recommended Methods of Euthanasia for Laboratory Animals
Guideline on The Handling, Restraint, Injection and Blood Collection from Small Laboratory Animals
Policy on Maintaining Mouse Cage Populations
Policy on Murine Tail Biopsies and Toe Clipping
Signs of Pain and Distress in the Mouse
Guidelines for The Treatment of Ulcerative Dermatitis in Mice
Basic Rat (4)
Guideline on Recommended Methods of Euthanasia for Laboratory Animals
Guideline on The Handling, Restraint, Injection and Blood Collection from Small Laboratory Animals
Signs of Pain and Distress in the Rat
Basic Swine (5)