Category: Animal Facilities (mice)
Level: Gold
Author: Millard R., Richards K., Waggott A., Wilson K.
The Impact: <p>By maintaining only the animals needed for scientific or operational requirements, the facility naturally decreases its consumption of resources such as feed, water, bedding, and energy. This reduction also lowers the volume of waste that must be processed or disposed of. </p>
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Over breeding will require increased resources such as feed, water, bedding, and energy and can increase animal wastage. Keeping numbers to a minimum decreases the resources needed to maintain them and aligns closer to 3R policy.
Optimal colony sizes and good breeding practices for colony renewal should be available and adhered to.
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