Marmot blood sampling for viral screening (Sciuridae)

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Method synopsis

Blood collection from trapped wild marmots via femoral vein puncture during routine handling for long-term population studies. Sera separated and frozen for later laboratory analysis.

Synthesized from method descriptions across 2 papers using this protocol.

Procedure from a recent peer-reviewed implementation

Steps below were extracted from the most recent peer-reviewed implementation of this protocol in the corpus — Is the hepatitis virus absent from yellow-bellied marmots? (2003), Oecologia Montana. Implementations in other papers (listed below) may differ.

1. Marmot trapping and blood collection
   Yellow-bellied marmots were trapped during routine population monitoring. Blood samples were taken from the femoral vein of a hind leg during routine handling.
   Quantities: 51 marmots total: 8 female young, 11 male young, 1 female yearling, 6 two-year-old females, 18 females three-years-old or older, 2 two-year-old males, 5 males three-year-old or olderDuration: During 1983 field seasonConditions: Field conditions during routine trapping
   Equipment: traps, blood collection materials
2. Sample processing and storage
   Blood samples were centrifuged and the sera separated from the cells and frozen for storage.
   Quantities: 51 serum samplesDuration: Not specifiedConditions: Frozen storage conditions
   Equipment: centrifuge, freezer storage

Typical Equipment

• traps
• blood collection materials
• centrifuge
• freezer storage

Output Measurements

• serum samples

Papers Using This Protocol (2)

Species Studied With This Protocol