Choosing Resting Areas in Different Individually Ventilated Mouse Caging Systems
Category: Posters
The aim of the present study was to compare the preference of mice housed in the forced air and the…
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Maintaining Germ-Free Animals on an Optimice Rack
Category: Posters
Original Optimice study cages were maintained germ-free for 16 weeks before the study ended, then animals were transferred into an…
Read More Acceleration Associated with Rotatation of Animal Care Systems Carousel Racks
Category: Case Studies
This study was undertaken to approximate the acceleration that a rodent would experience during routine rotation of the rack by…
Read More M.I.C.E. and Optimice Cage Rack Validation for ABSL-3
Category: Case Studies
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,…
Read More Effect of Caging System on an MHV-Model of Experimental Infection
Category: Case Studies
Three caging systems were compared: Static Microisolators (SMI), Ventilated Microisolators (VMI) and Microenvironmental comfort Isolation Containment Enrichment cages (M.I.C.E.®) to…
Read More Biocontainment Study in Optimice IVC Rack by IDEXX Bioresearch
Category: Case Studies
For 12 weeks, the Optimice rack was populated with cages of infected and uninfected mice (referred to as ‘colony’ mice)…
Read More Applicability of the Optimice Cage System in a Toxicology Animal Facility
Category: Case Studies
The OptiMICE® rack system provides an easier rotation schedule, reduces odor in the room, and occupies half of the space…
Read More Survey of NH3 Production in Optimice and Double-Size M.I.C.E. Cages
Category: Case Studies
A review of various strains breeding performance in MICE and Optimice cross referenced to ammonia production. Keywords: Microenvironment, Cage environment,…
Read More Optimice Light Levels Validation
Category: Case Studies
All light levels in the OptiMICE cages fall within the recommended guidelines according to the “Guide of Care and Use…
Read More Light Variability Between a Library-Style Rat Rack and an Optirat Plus Carousel Rack
Category: Case Studies
Compared to the library-style rack, there was less variability in light exposure both within and between cages in the Optirat…
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