Cage RACK ventilation options for laboratory animal facilities.
Individually ventilated cage systems have become the method of choice for housing rodents. The author describes the various options for cage ventilation, from using supply and exhaust fans to directly connecting the racks to the building ventilation system.
Stakutis
Richard E
RE
Phoenix Controls Corporation, 75 Discovery Way, Acton, MA 01720, USA. rstakutis@phoenixcontrols.com
D000392:Air Movements; D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D006799:Housing, Animal; D007756:Laboratory Animal Science / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D051379:Mice; D009115:Muridae; D051381:Rats; D014691:Ventilation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods