Procedure

• Any manipulation of an animal that does not involve an incision made requiring closure.
• Procedures can be performed for an experimental application, for examination purposes, or for treatment of an induced or spontaneous disease or condition.
  Examples of procedures include:
  • Injections
  • Bandaging/casting
  • Imaging
  • Antibody production
  • Blood/fluid collection
  • -Oscopies into natural opening that do not involve biopsy
  • Non-invasive physiological monitoring
  • Small tissue biopsy without cavity exposure
  • Bone marrow aspirate