Identification of Individual Zebrafish (<i>Danio rerio</i>): A Refined Protocol for VIE Tagging Whilst Considering Animal Welfare and the Principles of the 3Rs

In aquatic ecology, studies have commonly employed a tagging technique known as visible implant elastomer (VIE). This method has not been widely adopted by the zebrafish research community and also lacks refinement with regard to animal welfare. The current paper introduces a new VIE tagging protoco...

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Main Authors: Anita Rácz, Brooke Allan, Toni Dwyer, Davide Thambithurai, Amélie Crespel, Shaun S. Killen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/3/616