ECVAM 35 Table 5

Table V: Vessels Appropriate for Blood Collection

	Animal
Vessel	Mouse	Rat	Hamsters	Guinea-pig	Rabbit	Dog, cat	Goat, sheep	Horse	Chicken
Vena jugularis				E	E	B	B & E	B	B
Aorta	E	E	E	E	E
Vena Saphena	B	B	B	B		B
Vena cephalica antebrachii						B
Vena cava	E	E	E	E	E
Tail vein/artery	B	B
Lateral ear vein					B
Central ear artery					B
Heart puncture	E	E	E	B & E	E				B & E
Periorbital vein plexus^a	B & E	B & E	B & E

B = blood collection, E = exsanguination.

^aSampling from the periorbital vein plexus is aesthetically questionable, requires both skill and general anaesthesia, and is not permitted in some countries.

Data from reference 32.