Techniques for jugular, basilic and medial metatarsal venipuncture in psittacine birds are discussed in detail. Although the number of animals used in the US for research annually is documented ...

3). This is a 'blind stick,' and as a result, the venipuncture site may be either the jugular vein at the thoracic inlet just proximal to the jugular's junction with the CVC or the CVC itself.