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LABORATORY ANIMAL HOUSING SYSTEM FOR THE STUDY OF THE TRANSMISSION OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS THROUGH DIRECT CONTACT (MACHINE-TRANSLATION BY GOOGLE TRANSLATE, NOT LEGALLY BINDING)
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Laboratory animal housing system for the study of the transmission of infectious agents through direct contact. The present invention relates to a housing system for laboratory animals adaptable to small (mice, rats, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils) or medium-sized (rabbits, ferrets) animals. For small animals, 5 peripheral trays (2) are used, which include a feeder (21), and a separate feeder (11). These 6 structures are arranged radially giving rise to a central hexagonal bowl (1) that communicates with the peripheral bowls (2) through a contact hole (3) located in the central wall (23) of each peripheral bowl (2). For medium-sized animals, the feeders (21) are eliminated, and the independent feeder (11) is replaced by a sixth peripheral bowl (2). In both cases, the 6 elements are fitted, by means of lower flanges, in grooves (61) made in a base sheet (6). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
This housing system represents an innovation in the study of the transmission of microorganisms, as it allows their dynamics to be modeled in a controllable and quantifiable animal model, as well as allowing the introduction of factors such as antibiotic treatments or individualized diets to the animals without the using invasive methods and improving the ethical quality of the experiments.