<p class="jove_content">The zebrafish (<em>Danio rerio</em>) is a widely used laboratory model with significant genetic similarity to humans and is accessible for genetic manipulation. Standard genotyping involves anesthetizing the animal to obtain a fin clip, which may cause pain. We evaluate skin swabbing as a refinement for automated genotyping of adult zebrafish.</p>

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Skin Swabbing as a Noninvasive Alternative to Fin Clipping for Commercial Automated Genotyping

Fin clipping remains the most common sampling method for genotyping zebrafish, yet it requires anesthesia and tissue removal, raising animal welfare ...

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