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The animal enclosure - a microenvironment.

J E Woods

    Laboratory Animal Science
    |April 1, 1980
    PubMed
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    This study identifies twelve factors for controlling laboratory animal environments, evaluating their impact on animal health, personnel safety, and operational costs. It suggests improvements for existing standards to enhance efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

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    Area of Science:

    • Laboratory animal science
    • Environmental control
    • Animal welfare

    Background:

    • Current standards for laboratory animal environments lack explicit criteria for micro and macroenvironments.
    • Existing data can inform improvements for better animal health and operational efficiency.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To identify key factors for controlling enclosed laboratory animal environments.
    • To evaluate the impact of environmental control on animal well-being, personnel safety, energy use, and economics.
    • To propose revisions for existing standards and suggest methods for their promulgation.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of commonly cited standards and guidelines for laboratory animal housing.
    • Identification of twelve critical control factors.

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  • Evaluation of control impacts on health, well-being, energy, and economics.

    • Main Results:

    • Twelve factors for describing control criteria in enclosed laboratory animal settings were identified.
    • The impact of these factors on animal health, personnel safety, energy consumption, and economics can be evaluated.
    • Current standards are not explicit regarding micro and macroenvironmental criteria.

    Conclusions:

    • Improvements to existing standards are possible using available data, leading to cost-effective and energy-efficient operations.
    • Promulgation of voluntary standards is suggested to expedite revisions.
    • Optimized environmental control is crucial for animal welfare and operational efficiency.