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Biocontainment Study in Optimice IVC Rack by IDEXX Bioresearch
For 12 weeks, the Optimice rack was populated with cages of infected and uninfected mice (referred to as ‘colony’ mice) to emulate a rack with low to moderate disease prevalence. Keywords: Biocontainment, Bioexclusion, cross-contamination, Optimice, mice, mouse Citation: Biocontainment Study in Optimice IVC Rack. IDEXX BioResearch, Columbia, Missouri. (2017)
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Applicability of the Optimice Cage System in a Toxicology Animal Facility
The OptiMICE® rack system provides an easier rotation schedule, reduces odor in the room, and occupies half of the space than the See-Through III system. Using a divider in the cage doubles cage density. As technicians become more familiarized with the new rack system, they become more efficient in dosing. Standard dosing time for oral…
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Survey of NH3 Production in Optimice and Double-Size M.I.C.E. Cages
A review of various strains breeding performance in MICE and Optimice cross referenced to ammonia production. Keywords: Microenvironment, Cage environment, Ammonia, NH3, waste gas, air flow, air quality, breeding, repoduction, Optimice, M.I.C.E, mouse, mice, Citation: Survey of NH3 Production in OptiMICE (OM) and double-size M.I.C.E. cages (2007)
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Optimice Light Levels Validation
All light levels in the OptiMICE cages fall within the recommended guidelines according to the “Guide of Care and Use of Laboratory Animals” Keywords: Room environment, Light levels, lux, illumination, Optimice mice, mouse Citation: Optimice Light Levels Validation; Psychogenics (pre 2012)
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Light Variability Between a Library-Style Mice Rack and an Optimice Carousel Rack
Compared to the library-style rack, there was less variability in light exposure between cages in the Optimice carousel rack when located in the center, brightest part of the room. Keywords: Room environment, Light levels, lux, illumination, Optimice mice, mouse Citation: McKernan, T. Light Variability Between a Library-Style Mice Rack and an Optimice Carousel Rack. (2019)
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Illuminance Levels Comparison in Optimice and Other Cages. National Jewish Health
One can safely assume that Optimice caging situated in a room illuminated to industry recommendations. Keywords: Room environment, Light levels, lux, illumination, Optimice mice, mouse would expose its animals to light levels far below the 325-lux upper limit indicated in “Guide for Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 8th Ed.” Citation: Illuminance Levels Comparison in…
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Value Stream Mapping of Mouse Cage Production
The use of lean and Six Sigma tools has not only allowed a more efficient cage handling process to be developed, but also changed the entire sequence of the process. Keywords: Lean, Six Sigma, Efficiency, IVC, Optimice, mice, mouse Citation: Brammer, D. Value Stream Mapping of Mouse Cage Production. Laboratory Animal Professional pg 40-42 (Sept…
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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…
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A Third Party Perspective: Retrospective Analysis of Reproductive Performance in Animal Care Systems Optimice® Ventilated Racks
This study summarizes this vivarium’s retrospective data and compares reproductive performance in theircolonies to commercial vendor statistics. Keywords: Breeding, Reproduction, Optimice, mice Citation: Rose, N. A Third Party Perspective: Retrospective Analysis of Reproductive Performance in Animal Care Systems Optimice® Ventilated Racks. Contact ACS for corresponding author information. (2019)
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Reducing Exposure to Laboratory Animal Allergens
Ambient allergen concentrations were measured when mice were maintained under several conditions: conventional housing versus ventilated cage racks operated under negative or positive pressure. We found that housing mice in ventilated cages operated under negative pressure reduced ambient mouse allergen (Mus m 1) concentrations tenfold. Animal Care Systems is the original direct-exhaust negative pressure IVC…