Refinement of intraperitoneal injection of sodium pentobarbital for euthanasia inlaboratory rats (Rattus norvegicus)
K. Zatroch, C. G. Knight, J. Reimer, D. S. Pang
This study refines intraperitoneal pentobarbital euthanasia in rats by testing different doses and volumes, finding that higher doses reduce time to death and variability, while increasing volume alone does not significantly reduce variability.
BMC Veterinary Research · Feb 21, 2017Peer-reviewedPhysiology