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Acceleration Associated with Rotatation of Animal Care Systems Carousel Racks
This study was undertaken to approximate the acceleration that a rodent would experience during routine rotation of the rack by personnel, and to compare this motion to those laboratory rodents may undergo routinely in day to day activities. Keywords: Welfare, Housing Effects,Behavior, rotational force, rotation, acceleration, density, high density, Optimice, mice, mouse Citation: Chua, B.…
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Flexible Solutions Addressing Operational Needs are Key to Success in Vivarium Planning
The design team specified Animal Care Systems ultra high density Optimice Caging system because it made efficient use of the available floor space. Keywords: Vivarium Planning,Design, Efficiency, density, high density, ultra high density, Optimice, design, layout, architect, mice, mouse Citation: Haugh, K. Flexible Solutions Addressing Operational Needs are Key to Success in Vivarium Planning. CRB…
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M.I.C.E. and Optimice Cage Rack Validation for ABSL-3
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, mice, mouse Citation: Rivard, G. M.I.C.E. and Optimice Cage Rack Validation for ABSL-3. MouseCare Inc., Ithaca, NY (2007)
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Effect of Caging System on an MHV-Model of Experimental Infection
Three caging systems were compared: Static Microisolators (SMI), Ventilated Microisolators (VMI) and Microenvironmental comfort Isolation Containment Enrichment cages (M.I.C.E.®) to determine if the caging system influences the symptomatology of experimentally infected mice. The secondary objective was to evaluate the efficacy of these caging systems to contain the infection. Keywords: Biocontainment, Bioexclusion, cross-contamination, M.I.C.E, mice, mouse…
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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 Rat Rack and an Optirat Plus Carousel Rack
Compared to the library-style rack, there was less variability in light exposure both within and between cages in the Optirat Plus carousel rack. Moreover, the average amount of light per cage within individual Optirat Plus cages approached or surpassed standards suggested for pigmented and non-pigmented rodent exposure preferences, respectively. Keywords: Room environment, Light levels, lux,…
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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)