Obtaining blood samples from awake rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) (2003)

Grant, J. L., Doudet, D. J.

Abstract

The training procedure of four pair-housed adult males is described. For the past seven months all four monkeys have continued to cooperate for blood sampling via vascular access ports without ketamine sedation. ... The sampling procedure with ketamine sedation took up to 45 minutes per monkey, while it can be completed in an awake animal in 10 to 15 minutes.