A new approach for obtaining blood samples from pigs
Lawhorn, B.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 192(6): 781-782
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488 PMID: 3356593 Document Number: 311089
To determine the site of venipuncture in the right jugular fossa of swine, a new orientation method, using a pair of imaginary lines and established anatomic landmarks, was developed. The pig is held by a hog snare around the mandible, the head is held forward and the pig remains standing. Using this method, blood samples were obtained rapidly from the chiocephalic veins of 155 15- to 137-kg swine. Samples were of sufficient quantity and quality to provide excellent specimens for herd health maintenance and diagnostic tests. Major adverse reactions were not observed in any pig from which a sample was taken.