Both the Univeristy of Minn. and Stanford do not allow cervical dislocation of lab rodents without sedation.



http://labanimals.stanford.edu/Guidelines/Cerv_Dis.html



http://www.ahc.umn.edu./rar/euthanasia.html



This used to be an accepted method. I have used it many times and my personal experience was that it worked quite well. I'm not sure whether it was changed because it was a bad method or because, with out training, it could be done improperly.



Of course, giving a sedative is out of the question.



DeMak

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