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Automatic blood sampling equipment for use in studies of animal physiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

P. J. Goddard ,
G. J. Gaskin  and
A. J. Macdonald
P. J. Goddard
Affiliation:
Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen AB15 8QH
G. J. Gaskin
Affiliation:
Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen AB15 8QH
A. J. Macdonald
Affiliation:
Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen AB15 8QH
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Abstract

A device for the collection of discrete blood samples from large animals has been developed to allow studies of physiology to be undertaken without the confounding effect of restraint. A microprocessor controlled unit (measuring 180 × 110 × 90 mm), weighing less than 1-2 kg, is mounted on the back of the experimental subject using a simple harness. A sampling line is connected to a previously inserted jugular vein catheter. Samples of blood (approx. 5 ml) are collected at pre-determined times following a start time which can be delayed by up to 48 h to allow the subject to recover from any effects of attachment of the sampler. The results from three studies suggest that the device offers a novel way to overcome a number of difficulties which occur when conventional methods are used to collect blood in experiments.

Keywords

animal physiologyblood sampling
Type
Research Article
Information
Animal Science , Volume 66 , Issue 3 , June 1998 , pp. 769 - 775
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1998

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