A Study on Time Differences for Activities Between Animal Care Systems Ventilated Racks and Conventional Suspended Shoe Box Bins

Our facility wanted to transition from open top shoe box rodent cages to ventilated caging. A study was undertaken to #1: determine the time difference of performing typical study-related activities when rodents (rats and mice) are housed in a ventilated rack from Animal Care Systems (ACS) versus when housed in regular open-top shoe box bins and #2: determine whether corticosteroid levels (stress level indicator) and in-life parameters differ between the two different caging systems. Keywords: Lean, Six Sigma Efficiency, IVC, open top show box, toxicology Optimice, Optirat Plus, mice, mouse, rat

Citation: Chan, J. A Study on Time Differences for Activities Between Animal Care Systems Ventilated
Racks and Conventional Suspended Shoe Box Bins. ITR Canada. (2019)