How are procedures categorized using procedure type?

Antibody Production—This is organized by polyclonal (immunization with antigen), monoclonal (ascites or hybridoma formation), or other.

Behavioral Testing—This is organized based on types of stimuli and then the specific tests, so to search for the category of “Stress tests”, you might be better off choosing “sleep deprivation” or “forced swim” or “startle” or  “restraint” since they come in so many flavors.

Blood and Sample Collection—Blood collection is organized by route and sample collection is organized by method of sampling (e.g., lavage). In your procedure, you should indicate whether animals will be anesthetized prior to collection.

Capture and Trapping—This is organized by method of capture or trapping.

Diet Modification—This does not include addition of drugs or antibiotics to the diet, which would be considered a Substance Administration procedure. 

Euthanasia—This is organized by the route of administration, such as inhaled, non-inhaled, perfusion, physical methods.

Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine—This is primarily for atypical species (e.g., cephalopods, ferrets) or should include unusual types of housing, welfare issues, and clinical care of animals in the lab or in the field. Please describe any restraint techniques within the procedure.  

Identification and Genotyping—The identification section can include methods of tagging, tattooing, or otherwise identifying individual animals.  The genotyping section would include the removal of tissue for the purposes of genotyping. Please indicate whether animals will be anesthetized for any procedures. 

Imaging and Irradiation—This is organized by the type of imaging (e.g., MRI, CAT scan, videotaping, etc.) or irradiation. Provide a description of the imaging procedure or irradiation procedure, including the type of machine used (if one is used), length of time the animal is in the machine or undergoing the imaging, amount of irradiation (if relevant), how the animal will be restrained and whether anesthesia will be used. 

Induction of Illness—This is organized with a systems approach (e.g., neurological, renal, dermatologic, etc.), then by disease names or types of injury, then finally, by the model name or procedure type used to induce the disease.

Other—Include any other topics not covered by the category types listed.

Other Non-Surgery—This is organized by sensory or organ system, followed by the purpose of the procedure, such as “Ocular, measurement” or “Oral, maintenance” or “Neurologic, Recording/Stimulation.”

Substance Administration—This is organized by the route of administration, then by location or type of administration (e.g., inhalation, cigarette smoke chamber).

Surgery—This is organized by system, organ or tissue type, and then surgical procedure name, with removal of any organ or tissue using the suffix ‘ectomy.’  E.g., adrenalectomy, ovariectomy, laminectomy, and the suffix ‘otomy.’ to refer to making an incision or cutting into. E.g., craniotomy, sternotomy, tracheotomy.

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