CH5 Facility Equipment
Four methods of decontaminating the water used in an automatic watering system.
what is acid, chlorine, reverse osmosis, ultraviolet radiation?
This is a disadvantage of galvanized steel if used for caging.
What is rust and corrosion?
This is the environment within the animals cage.
What is the microenvironment?
This is the process of washing away microorganisms.
What is sanitization?
These are temporary identification methods.
What are cage cards, marking or collars?
The three types of automatic cage washers.
What are cabinet, rack and tunnel?
This type of cage has a back wall that slides forward.
What is squeeze?
This is the environment within the animal room at large.
What is macroenvironment?
This is the process that destroys microorganisms or inhibits their growth and activity.
What is disinfection?
These are methods of permanent identification.
What are ear punch, ear tags, tattoo, toe clip, microchip?
This equipment uses high-temperature steam under pressure to kill microorganisms.
What is an autoclave?
This type of caging is designed to collect urine and feces output.
What is metabolism?
This condition can occur in animals when room temperatures are too low.
What is hypothermia?
This is the most important nutrient.
What is water?
This is the term for the number of animals or cages per investigator in each room.
What is animal census?
The three types of indicators used to ensure that an autoclave cycle was effective.
What are mechanical, chemical, biological?
These are different types of temporary housing cages used to move animals.
What is transport, transfer or shipping?
This is a measurement of the amount of moisture in the air.
What is humidity?
This is the amount of energy contained in feed. (unit of measurement)
What are calories?
Puzzle feeders, balls, nesting material and special food treats can be added to cages for this purpose.
What is environmental enrichment?
This piece of equipment is used to disinfect an entire room without manually washing and scrubbing the surfaces.
What is decontamination mister or fogger?
True or False: When determining space requirements, you do not need to allow for space taken by feeders or enrichment devices.
What is false?
This is the rate of room air exchanged with fresh/recirculated air.
What is ventilation or air exchange?
This is the breakdown of food into basic compounds and its absorption into the bloodstream.
What is digestion?
These are important characteristics of bedding.
What are absorbency, ammonia control, dust, chemical content, static electricity and cost?