All rats are housed in Allentown IVC cages and provided with environmental enrichment, nesting material and houses. The facility is constant temperature and has a day/night cycle with HEPA filtered air throughout. Rabbits are provided with double wire cages with daily changes in environmental enrichment items. Chewing blocks and hiding tunnels are provided as standard cage items. The Facility is constant temperature and has a day/night cycle with HEPA filtered air throughout. All animals are within sight of another animal and are not left alone. Sheep are held in communal raised pens unless required by specific protocols. Pens include a resting area with shavings provided. Enrichment is provided daily. Pigs are held in communal raised pens unless required by specific protocols. Pens include a resting area with straw provided. Enrichment is provided several times daily. 29. What will be the maximum and minimum number of animals per cage/pen? Mice Min 1 Max 5 per cage Rats Min 1 Max 3 per cage Rabbits Min 1 Max 1 per cage Sheep Min 2 Max 9 per room (communal pens) Pigs Min 2 Max 9 per room (communal pens) 30. What will be the maximum number of cages to be held at one time? 31. Where will procedures be performed? List locations of all procedures e.g. Kearns treatment rooms, laboratories 32. What will animals be fed, and how often will they be fed? Mice, Rats and Rabbits are fed ad libitum unless specified in the protocol Sheep and Pigs are fed twice per day Water is provided at all times for all animals unless specified in the protocol. 33. Who will be responsible for the management of emergencies and how will you ensure that the nominee(s) can be contacted? You must provide a work and mobile number for a minimum of two people Name: Contact 1 Telephone: Work Mobile Home When Contactable State day and time eg Mon 9am to 11:30am Name: Contact 2 Telephone: Work Mobile Home When Contactable State day and time eg Mon 9am to 11:30am DURATION 34. What will be the maximum time an individual animal is held?
All rats are housed in Allentown IVC cages and provided with environmental enrichment, nesting material and houses. The facility is constant temperature and has a day/night cycle with HEPA filtered air throughout. Rabbits are provided with double wire cages with daily changes in environmental enrichment items. Chewing blocks and hiding tunnels are provided as standard cage items. The Facility is constant temperature and has a day/night cycle with HEPA filtered air throughout. All animals are within sight of another animal and are not left alone. Sheep are held in communal raised pens unless required by specific protocols. Pens include a resting area with shavings provided. Enrichment is provided daily. Pigs are held in communal raised pens unless required by specific protocols. Pens include a resting area with straw provided. Enrichment is provided several times daily. 29. What will be the maximum and minimum number of animals per cage/pen? Mice Min 1 Max 5 per cage Rats Min 1 Max 3 per cage Rabbits Min 1 Max 1 per cage Sheep Min 2 Max 9 per room (communal pens) Pigs Min 2 Max 9 per room (communal pens) 30. What will be the maximum number of cages to be held at one time? 31. Where will procedures be performed? List locations of all procedures e.g. Kearns treatment rooms, laboratories 32. What will animals be fed, and how often will they be fed? Mice, Rats and Rabbits are fed ad libitum unless specified in the protocol Sheep and Pigs are fed twice per day Water is provided at all times for all animals unless specified in the protocol. 33. Who will be responsible for the management of emergencies and how will you ensure that the nominee(s) can be contacted? You must provide a work and mobile number for a minimum of two people Name: Contact 1 Telephone: Work Mobile Home When Contactable State day and time eg Mon 9am to 11:30am Name: Contact 2 Telephone: Work Mobile Home When Contactable State day and time eg Mon 9am to 11:30am DURATION 34. What will be the maximum time an individual animal is held?