Husbandry, Sanitization & Preventative Health
How often are Morbidity and Mortality checks completed?
One daily, or as directed per protocol.
What is the recommended enrichment for mice (3 answers)?
Innodome and wheel, crinkle bedding (or similar), chew toy.
What is EAD short for?
Exhaust Air Dust
The date stamped on the feed bag indicating when the feed was manufactured is called ____ date.
Milling/mill.
What is the manufacturers recommended contact time for ChemSan?
10 minutes
How long can a bank sit without being placed into use before it requires re-sanitization?
3 months
What are three types of the preventive care activities we do for small animals?
Nail trims, teeth trims, and baths (as needed)
When are sentinel cages dumped (activity and at what point in the process)?
At sanitization, before starting/at beginning.
Document _________ and _________ supplements daily.
eaten and uneaten
What is the full name of the cage wash machine?
Tecniplast Atlantis Evo Rack Washer
How many times per week are water containers dumped, cleaned, and inspected?
Minimally twice
What is the recommended group housing for nude mice?
2 per cage
How often should the EAD filter be replaced?
Every 6 months.
Items with “best by” date are stored how? And when are they discarded?
Stored per manufacturer, discarded prior to best by if overly soiled.
What does the acronym MSDS stand for?
Material Safety Data Sheet
Which types of heat dials do the Kane and Stanfield mats each use?
Kane - Low to High
Stanfield - 0-9
The minimum required acclimation period for rabbits in a pen outside of their home caging is ___ days for males and ___ days for females.
5 days for males, 3 days for females.
Where is the EAD filter placed within the rack?
Vertical exhaust plenum
How long can frozen perishable foods be stored before requiring disposal?
3 months
What percentage of bleach should be used for disinfectant in BSLII areas?
10%
How often should each species be re-marked (rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, mice)?
Rabbits - every 3 days or as needed, guinea pigs - every 3 days or as needed, rats - every 5 days or as needed, mice - every day
What is the weight range that rats have to fall under in order to be housed in a group of seven in a Large Tecniplast Emerald Line IVC Cage?
≥300g<400g
EAD and sentinel cages are part of the ________ ____________ __________ program and replace the use of live animal sentinels.
Herd health monitoring
Between what temperatures should feed be store?
18-25°C.
Exposure to sound louder than ___ dB can have both auditory and nonauditory effects, including eosinopenia (low WBC count), increased adrenal gland weights, and reduced fertility in rodents.
85 db