Administration volumes for different animal species ml/kg Species ig. sc. im. ip. iv‐bolus
iv‐infusion Mouse ml/kg (ml /10 g) (ml /30 g) 10 (50) 0,1 (0,5) 0,3 (1,5) 10 (40) 0,1 (0,4) 0,3 (1,2) 0.05 (0.1) ml /per site 20 (80) 0,2 (0,8) 0,6 (2,4) 5 0,05 0,15 25 (0,25) (0,75) Rat ml/kg ml /100 g ml /300 g 10 (40) 1,0 (4,0) 3,0 (12,0) 5 (10) 0,5 (1,0) 1,5 (3,0) 0,1 (0,2) ml / per site 10 (20) 1,0 (2,0) 3,0 (6,0) 5 0,5 1,5 (20) (2) (6) Rabbit ml /kg ml /3 kg 10 (15) 30 (45) 1 (2) 3 (6) 0,25 (0,5) 0,75 (1,5) 5 (20) 15 (60) 2 6 (10) (30) Diehl K‐H et. al. A good practice guide to the administration of substances and removal of blood, including routes and volumes. Journal of Applied Toxicology 21:15–23, 2001