Apparatus and technique for conditioning goats to repeated blood collection (1998)

Lager, K.

Abstract

We also developed an effective reward-based conditioning program to promote restraint tolerance and voluntary entry into the restraint apparatus. We had previous success conditioning swine for repeated blood collection using cookies as a reward, and implemented a similar system for the goats. Using the modified 'goat crate' and our novel conditioning protocol, we were able to safely and efficiently collect any volume of blood, largely due the ready cooperation of the goats.