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Bovine Mammary Gland Biopsy Techniques
1National Animal Nutrition Program, a National Research Support Project (NRSP-9), Department of Animal and Food Sciences,University of Kentucky, 2School of Performing Arts,Virginia Tech, 3Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine,Virginia Tech, 4Department of Dairy Science,Virginia Tech, 5Department of Animal Biosciences,University of Guelph, 6School of Visual Arts,Virginia Tech
Chapters
- 00:01Title
- 02:16Preparation of the Animals
- 02:44Analgesia and Sedation
- 05:06Preparation of the Biopsy Site
- 06:59Biopsy Procedure
- 11:15Post Biopsy Animal Care
- 12:36Representative Results
This article presents a bovine mammary gland biopsy using core and needle biopsy tools. Harvested tissue can be used for cell culture or to assess mammary physiology and metabolism including gene expression, protein expression, protein modifications, immunohistochemistry, and metabolite concentrations.
