Caprine whole blood appears sufficiently stable after 21 days in storage to be suitable for transfusion.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine hematologic changes of stored caprine whole blood in citrate phosphate dextrose adenine solution over a 28-day period.

Sample: Ten 250-mL bags of whole blood were collected from 10 female Boer goats from Louisiana State University's Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine herd.

Methods: 10 healthy blood donor goats were selected, and 250 mL of whole blood was drawn from each and stored at 2.

Sterilization of Silastic Capsules Containing 17β-Estradiol for Effective Hormone Delivery in .

Silastic capsules are frequently used to study the physiologic effects of estrogen exposure in animal models. The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare requires the sterilization of nonpharmaceutical-grade compounds before use. We compared 2 commonly used terminal sterilization methods-ionizing radiation (IR) and ethylene oxide (EO)-for their utility in sterilizing silastic capsules containing 0.