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You're right, but SOP for euthanizing rodents is CO2 after anesthetizing them.
by LolWolf 9y ago
You're right, but SOP for euthanizing rodents is CO2 after anesthetizing them.
- hprotagonist 9y agohttps://oacu.oir.nih.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/arac-guidelines/b5-2017_rodent_euthanasia-adult_final_1-25-17.pdf https://oacu.oir.nih.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/arac-gu... It's not required.
- LolWolf 9y agoOh, interesting! I'm so used to reading it in papers that they're first anesthetized before being put in CO2 (along with many lab experiment that do it) that I thought that was SOP. Thanks!
- hprotagonist 9y agoYou are correct; normally the animals are hit with isoflurane first (or similar), but that's not strictly required. Large culls are more routinely done with just CO2; I know of a few 100+ animals in a day culls, for example. Unrelated to lab animals, CO2 or N2 are both used for goose culls (e.g., https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/15/culled-geese-are-bound-for-tables-not-dump/ https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/15/culled-geese-a...) in part because it's humane and in part because the meat can still be processed and donated to shelters.