Blood sampling via venipuncture is probably the most common experimental procedure that laboratory rhesus monkeys are subjected to. The procedure is generally unsatisfactory because of the animals' ...

A blood draw is a procedure that is medically known as a venipuncture. Phlebotomists are medical technicians who perform blood draws. A blood test takes only a few minutes to complete. To perform ...

Since the animals cooperate rather than resist, in- homecage venipuncture also minirnises the risk of injury. Venipuncture is one of the most common handling procedures to which laboratory rhesus ...