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Evaluation of ventilation rates through four types of rat cages.

Author(s) : ZHANG Y., CHRISTIANSON L. L., RISKOWSKI G. L.

Summary

Laboratory animal ventilation systems should provide a healthy and pleasant environment for both animals and animal caretakers. Microenvironment (cage) conditions that animals experience may be markedly different from the macroenvironment (room) conditions experienced by their caretakers. Specifying laboratory animal ventilation rates in terms of room air exchange rates often does not guarantee even minimally acceptable environments for the laboratory animals. Quantification of the cage ventilation rates is important to understand microenvironmental conditions and is needed by laboratory animal facility designers and operators. Data are given.

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  • Original title: Evaluation of ventilation rates through four types of rat cages.
  • Record ID : 1993-2832
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Environment
  • Source: ASHRAE Transactions 1992. Part 2.
  • Publication date: 1992
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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