Categories of Invasiveness in Animal Experiments

Protocols involving the use of tissue, tissue culture, eggs, invertebrates, protozoa or other animal use where neither vertebrates nor higher invertebrates are held captive or affected should be assigned to category....

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Protocols that involve removing less than 0.5mm of tissue from the tip of the tail of an animal to identify its genotype should be assigned under category ________ of invasiveness, provided that it is carried out between the ages of 3-4 weeks;

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Protocols involving oral gavage (tube feeding) should be assigned category ______ of invasiveness;

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Protocols involving the creation of a transgenic animal should be assigned under category _______ of invasiveness as currently stated in Section 1b of the CCAC guidelines on transgenic animals act (1997b).

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Protocols involving electrofishing should be assigned a level _____ of invasiveness, although it is encouraged to use alternatives to electrofishing

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Protocols where death is the endpoint and where the animals may experience pain and distress that cannot be alleviated, such as the mouse bioassay for shellfish toxin testing, should be assigned a level ________ of invasiveness

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