Case Studies

Biodecontamination of an IVC Rack Using Automated, Integrated HHP Decontamination

This study shows the comprehensive 6-log biodecontamination of an IVC rack within a decontamination chamber using automated, integrated HHP technology,…

Investigation Of A Novel Thermal Support System To Recover Post‑Anesthetized Mice

Category: Case Studies

Tags: Animal Welfare and Diseases, SMART System, Thermoneutral Zone

Laboratory rodents are typically housed in rooms set at temperatures between 20-22°C, primarily to match the comfort requirements of the…

Ammonia Levels in Animal Care Systems Cages in Higher Humidity Conditions

Category: Case Studies

Tags: Animal Welfare and Diseases, Optimice, Optirat GenII, Optirat Plus, Room/Cage Environment

Animal Care System’s revolutionary approach to individual cage ventilation employs a unique one-pass low-velocity linear air technology which eliminates the…

Acceleration Associated with Rotatation of Animal Care Systems Carousel Racks

Category: Case Studies

Tags: Animal Welfare and Diseases, Optimice, Room/Cage Environment

This study was undertaken to approximate the acceleration that a rodent would experience during routine rotation of the rack by…

Flexible Solutions Addressing Operational Needs are Key to Success in Vivarium Planning

Category: Case Studies

Tags: Optimice, Room/Cage Environment

The design team specified Animal Care Systems ultra high density Optimice Caging system because it made efficient use of the…

M.I.C.E. and Optimice Cage Rack Validation for ABSL-3

Category: Case Studies

Tags: Animal Welfare and Diseases, M.I.C.E, Room/Cage Environment

Tracer gases and smoke are used to verify cage integrity for ABSL-3. Keywords: Biocontainment, CL3, ABSL-3, Bioexclusion, cross-contamination, Optimcice, M.I.C.E,…

Effect of Caging System on an MHV-Model of Experimental Infection

Category: Case Studies

Tags: Animal Welfare and Diseases, M.I.C.E, Room/Cage Environment

Three caging systems were compared: Static Microisolators (SMI), Ventilated Microisolators (VMI) and Microenvironmental comfort Isolation Containment Enrichment cages (M.I.C.E.®) to…

Biocontainment Study in Optimice IVC Rack by IDEXX Bioresearch

Category: Case Studies

Tags: Animal Welfare and Diseases, Optimice, Room/Cage Environment

For 12 weeks, the Optimice rack was populated with cages of infected and uninfected mice (referred to as ‘colony’ mice)…

Applicability of the Optimice Cage System in a Toxicology Animal Facility

Category: Case Studies

Tags: Animal Welfare and Diseases, Optimice, Room/Cage Environment

The OptiMICE® rack system provides an easier rotation schedule, reduces odor in the room, and occupies half of the space…

Survey of NH3 Production in Optimice and Double-Size M.I.C.E. Cages

Category: Case Studies

Tags: Animal Welfare and Diseases, M.I.C.E, Optimice, Room/Cage Environment

A review of various strains breeding performance in MICE and Optimice cross referenced to ammonia production. Keywords: Microenvironment, Cage environment,…

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