Physiology Sample Clauses

Physiology. 5.5.2.1. Some animals should be fitted with telemetric recorders (e.g., to record heart rate, respiratory rate) before testing. Such fitting should occur long enough before trapping for the animal to recover from any disturbance caused by having been fitted with such recorders. 5.5.2.2. All precautions should be taken to limit inadequate or biased observations and parameters, especially those due to human interference when sampling. 5.5.2.3. When biological sampling (e.g., of blood, urine, saliva) is performed, it should be done at times relevant to the trapping event and the time-dependent considerations of the parameter being evalu- ated. Control data from animals kept elsewhere in good conditions and for different activities, base- line data before the trapping event occurs, and some reference data after extreme stimulations (e.g., a challenge test with adrenocorticotrophic hormone) should also be collected. 5.5.2.4. All biological samples should be taken and stored according to the best knowledge to ensure ▇▇▇▇▇▇- vation before analysis. 5.5.2.5. Analytical methods used should be validated. 5.5.2.6. For killing traps, when neurological examinations using reflexes (such as pain or eyes) are performed in combination with the measurement of an EEG and/or VERs or SERs, they should be done by an expert, to provide relevant information concerning the consciousness of the animal of the effective- ness of the killing technique. 5.5.2.7. When the animals are not unconscious and insensible within the time described in the test protocol, they should be killed in a humane way.