Habitat Criteria in Rats and Mice

Abstract

Rats and mice are laboratory animals commonly used in scientific studies. The environment in which rats and mice are kept must comply with the criteria for the habitat of the animals. If animal health and welfare are not ensured, scientific studies are affected and false results are obtained. The first step of the living space criteria is facility design. The facility should be designed to be suitable for rats and mice. The rooms where rats and mice are kept should be arranged in accordance with the guidelines of the Laboratory Animal Care and Use Guide. Although the cages to be placed in the room are determined according to the working purpose, they should be easy to clean and protected against escape. Unless necessary for the study, cages with solid bases should be preferred over wire cages. Cage sizes should be determined according to the animal population. Temperature, humidity, air movement, lighting, sanitation and noise, feed water and litter are environmental factors that affect research results. The environment where rats and mice are located should be at a temperature and humidity level suitable for their physiology, An effective ventilation and a suitable photoperiod cycle should be provided and it should be away from noise. In addition, an effective sanitation should be determined for the maintenance of sanitary conditions and disinfection. Feed, water and litter material are also important environmental factors affecting animal welfare. Feed should be determined according to the needs of mice and rats, clean water should be provided and the most suitable litter material should be used.

Keywords

• Mice
• rats
• welfare
• food

Sıçanlarda ve Farelerde Yaşam Alanı Kriterleri

Abstract

Rat ve fareler bilimsel çalışmalarda yaygın olarak kullanılan laboratuvar hayvanlarıdır. Rat ve farelerin bulundurulduğu ortam hayvanların yaşam alanı kriterlerine uygun olmalıdır. Hayvan sağlığı ve refahının sağlanamaması durumunda bilimsel çalışmalar etkilenir ve yanlış sonuçlar elde edilir. Yaşam alanı kriterlerinin ilk basamağı tesis tasarımıdır. Tesis rat ve fareler için uygun olacak şekilde tasarlanmalıdır. Rat ve farelerin bulundurulduğu odalar Laboratuvar Hayvanlarının Bakımı ve Kullanımı Kılavuzu'nun yönergelerine uygun olacak şekilde düzenlenmelidir. Oda içine yerleştirilecek kafesler çalışma amacına göre belirlenmekle birlikte kolay temizlenebilir, kaçmaya karşı korumalı olmalıdır. Çalışma için gerekli olmadığı sürece tel kafesler yerine katı tabanlı olan kafesler tercih edilmelidir. Kafes boyutları hayvan popülasyonuna göre belirlenmelidir. Sıcaklık, nem, hava hareketi, aydınlatma, sanitasyon ve gürültü, yem su ve altlık araştırma sonuçlarını etkileyen çevresel faktörlerdir. Rat ve farelerin bulunduğu ortam fizyolojilerine uygun sıcaklık ve nem derecesinde olmalı, Etkili bir havalandırma ve uygun bir fotoperiyod döngüsü sağlanmalı ve gürültüden uzak olmalıdır. Ayrıca sağlığa elverişli koşulların sürdürülmesi ve dezenfeksiyon için etkili bir sanitasyon belirlenmelidir. Yem, su ve altlık materyali de hayvan refahını etkileyen önemli çevresel faktörlerdir. Yem fare ve ratların ihtiyacına göre belirlenmeli, temiz su sağlanmalı ve en uygun altlık malzemesi kullanılmalıdır.

Keywords

• Fare
• Rat
• Refah
• Yem
• Mice
• rats
• welfare
• food

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