Administration of substances

A Good Practice Guide to the Administration of Substances and Removal of Blood, including Routes and Volumes.

European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries Association and the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods. Contains information on administration volumes considered good practice for the mouse, rat, rabbit, dog, marmoset and mini-pig, animal welfare issues with different routes, repeated intravenous infusions and vehicles for administration. Includes an extensive bibliography www.eslav.org/efpia.htm

Procedures with Care

This website provides information to assist research workers to develop skills in the administration of substances to laboratory animals http://www.procedureswithcare.org.uk/

Refining procedures for the administration of substances

Morton, D. B.; Jennings, M.; Buckwell, A.; Ewbank, R.; Godfrey, C.
Holgate, B.; Inglis, I.; James, R.; Page, C.; Sharman, I.; Verschoyle, R;
Westall, L.; Wilson, A. B. http://la.rsmjournals.com/cgi/reprint/35/1/1