{"id":45660,"date":"2023-05-03T08:48:04","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T12:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/?page_id=45660"},"modified":"2026-01-09T14:22:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T19:22:55","slug":"animal-training-sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/ethics-compliance\/animal-subjects\/training\/animal-training-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal Training Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vet Services offers regular training on animal care and use, including rodent handling, restraint, and various techniques. Please email <a href=\"mailto:vetservices@bu.edu\">vetservices@bu.edu<\/a> with any questions or to enroll in an upcoming training.<\/p>\n<div class=\"important notice\"><div class=\"important-wrap\"><p> <strong>Interested Lab Members must be on an approved protocol before booking of training can occur.<\/strong> <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Space is limited to three (3) participants per session.<\/p>\n<p>Enrollment prior to the training day is required to attend.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Session 1<\/h2>\n<h3>Every Wednesday, 1:30-2:30<\/h3>\n<p>This introductory session is a prerequisite for all other trainings. This training covers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Animal handling<\/li>\n<li>Animal restraint<\/li>\n<li>Euthanasia<\/li>\n<li>Mouse health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Session 2A<\/h2>\n<h3>1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, 1:30-2:30<\/h3>\n<p>Participants must have completed Session 1 prior to attending this session. This training covers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Subcutaneous (SQ) injections<\/li>\n<li><span>I<\/span>ntraperitoneal<span> (<\/span>IP) injections<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Session 2B<\/h2>\n<h3>Every Thursday, 1:30-2:30<\/h3>\n<p>Participants must have completed Session 1 prior to attending this session. This training covers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tail vein injections\/collection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Session 2C<\/h2>\n<h3>2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, 1:30-2:30<\/h3>\n<p>Participants must have completed Session 1 prior to attending this session. This training covers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anesthesia<\/li>\n<li>Retro-orbital work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Session 2D<\/h2>\n<h3>Scheduled as needed<\/h3>\n<p>Participants must have completed Session 1 prior to attending this session. This training covers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Facial bleeds<\/li>\n<li>Caliper work<\/li>\n<li>Tail nicks for glucometer<\/li>\n<li>Clipper maintenance<\/li>\n<li><span>Oral Gavage<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vet Services offers regular training on animal care and use, including rodent handling, restraint, and various techniques. Please email vetservices@bu.edu with any questions or to enroll in an upcoming training. Space is limited to three (3) participants per session. Enrollment prior to the training day is required to attend. Session 1 Every Wednesday, 1:30-2:30 This [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15731,"featured_media":0,"parent":2298,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45660"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15731"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45660"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61084,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45660\/revisions\/61084"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}