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Evaluation of the environmental conditions in a filter-capped cage using a one-way airflow system.

Author(s) : YOSHIDA K., HACHISU H., YOSHIDA J. A., SHUMIYA S.

Summary

The authors performed experiments comparing the use of a one-way airflow system to that of a conventional ventilation system. For each system, they measured the intra-cage temperatures - with and without the filter cap - for a varying number (0, 1, 2 and 3) of young adult rats and found the greater temperature increases to be in the cages with the filter caps. Furthermore, they found the temperature deviations to be related to the number of animals in a cage and the interface temperature gradient to be lessened when a one-way airflow system for a filter-capped cage was used. This suggested improvement of the ventilation inside the cages.

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  • Original title: Evaluation of the environmental conditions in a filter-capped cage using a one-way airflow system.
  • Record ID : 1995-2488
  • Languages: English
  • Source: ASHRAE Transactions 1994.
  • Publication date: 1994
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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