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Alternatives > Category: Laboratory animal science, Surgery/Clinical Training (Medicine, Vet Medicine)
Koken Rat
| Summary Description The Koken rat is a look alike of a real rat in silicone texture with similar weight and resembles the anatomy of a pharynx, trachea, stomach and tail vein. By practising the handling of look alike laboratory rats, unnecessary stress and pain can be reduced in real animals. |
Supplier(s)
B & K Universal Limited (UK)
Price:Approximately Euro 300.
Contact with supplier in the UK is very difficult and their service should be improved.
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Review by Vera Baumans, Professor in Laboratory Animal Science of Veterinary Resources, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden. Tel: + 46 8 728 6786; Fax: + 46 8 33 9247 (commissioned by eurca)
Summary
The Koken rat is a valuable alternative in the course in Laboratory Animal Science. The alternative rat model makes it possible to practice several basic techniques, such as handling, oral gavage and tail vein puncture....
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carolina mourelle (carolinamourelle@yahoo.com) from Argentina 28/7/2004
good but expensive for Argentina
Creo que es un modelo MUY pero MUY bueno para educacion y entrenamiento de tecnicos (yo trabajo enseñando tecnicas experimentales) e investigadores que utilizan ratas de laboratorio, es por eso que me da enorme tristeza saber que existiendo este tipo de modelos alternativos, los países subdesarrollados, que ademas son los mas atrasados en lo referido a entrenamiento y etica en el uso de animales de laboratorio, no tengan la posibilidad de utilizarlo debido a lo costoso que le significa a un docente ahorrar 300 euros (3 salarios completos como minimo) para comprar este simulador. Seguramente seria mejor que lo compren nuetras instituciones de trabajo, pero no lo haran. De todos modos les felicito por este proyecto y realmente creo que seguramente el simulador ¨vale¨ el precio que se pide.
Muchas gracias, CArolina
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