Here is some good reading from one of those threads:
Quote Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
A couple of helpful links ...

2000 Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia - http://www.researchtraining.org/refe...0%20Report.pdf

GUIDELINES FOR USE OF CERVICAL DISLOCATION FOR RODENT EUTHANASIA - http://labanimals.stanford.edu/Guidelines/Cerv_Dis.html

-adam