title: Construction of an affordable and easy-to-build zebrafish facility.
abstract: In vivo biomedical research is pivotal to translate in vitro findings into clinical advances. Small academic institutions with limited resources find it virtually impossible to build and maintain typical rodent facilities for research. Zebrafish research has been demonstrated to be a valuable alternative for in vivo research in pharmacology, physiology, development and genetic studies. This article demonstrates that a functional zebrafish facility can be built in an easy and affordable manner. We demonstrate that such a facility could be built in about one working day with minimal tools and expertise. The cost of the 27 1.8 L fish tank zebrafish facility constructed in this study was approximately $1,500. We estimate that the maintenance of an initial working 150 fish colony for 3 months is $1,000. This project involved students, who were introduced to aquaculturing of zebrafish for research proposes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Administration and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy.
authors.forename: Candler
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paige
authors.affiliation: Department of Administration and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy.
authors.forename: Bailey
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.affiliation: Department of Administration and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Canterbury
authors.affiliation: Department of Administration and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sweitzer
authors.affiliation: Department of Administration and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy; asandoval@presby.edu.
authors.forename: E Alfonso
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Romero-Sandoval
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000818:Animals; D017756:Aquaculture / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005160:Facility Design and Construction / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D006799:Housing, Animal / Q000191:economics; D015027:Zebrafish