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Justification of housing & caging for Exp. Animals

Research Project

Project/Area Number 06304055
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Co-operative Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Laboratory animal science
Research InstitutionNiigata University

Principal Investigator

SATO Norimitsu L.  Niigata University Sch. of Med. Assoc. Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (00111716)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) ITO Isao  Chiba University Scho. of Med. Assoc.Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (10012030)
URANO Toru  Kumamoto University Sch.of Med. Assoc.Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (90101899)
YAGISAWA Makoto  Hirosaki University Sch.of Med. Assoc. Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (70003556)
MIURA Toyohiko  Gunma University Sch. of Med. Assoc. Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (90060508)
OWADA Kazuo  Yamagata University Sch. of Med. Assoc. Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (60101010)
Project Period (FY) 1994 – 1995
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1995)
Budget Amount *help
¥14,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,700,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥5,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,600,000)
Fiscal Year 1994: ¥9,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥9,100,000)
KeywordsFacility for Exp. Anim. / Equipments for Animal Care / Cage-size / Husbandry of Exp. Amim.
Research Abstract

Proper housing and care of laboratory animals is essential to their welfare and also to avoid biohazards (Law No.105, Japan : 1973), to the validity of research data and the health and safety of the researcher and animal care staff (Prime Ministers Office, Japan : 1980 ; Science Council : 1980/Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture : 1987 ; JALAS : 1987). Proper housing and care includes both hardware and software aspects, and here we touched on the matter of the design and size of cagesetc., for which there is not yet complete consensus in the Guideline for Animal Experimentation : An Explanation (JALAS,1991) . We have sometimes difficulties to proceed scientific papers on the international journals because we usually sue smaller cages than those of USA,Canaka, European Comunity, or United Kingdom ofr rabbits, cats, dogs and monkeys. We felt needs to prepare the guide for housing of experimental animals.
By the present work, We proposed 4BS formula. In 4BS formula, four domains are eatablished in mind. These are for (1) rest and sleep, (2) eating and drinking, (3) excretion and (4) a place for at least a minimum amount of movement including searching, and in relation to each of these, apply the amount of 1 bed space (BS) required when sleeping. This applies the idea that 1BS unit should be allotted to each of the basic life activities in laboratory . That is 4 times bed size (4BS) is tobe floorspace. We will propose the 4BS cage size to Japanese society because there are much comformity in it with American and European standard values .

Report

(2 results)
  • 1995 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All Other

All Publications (6 results)

  • [Publications] 佐藤 徳光: "ケージサイズを考える" Laboratory Animal and Environment. 2(2). 35-42 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Saito,T.et al.: "The effect of cage size on sexual behavior pattern in male rats" Lab.Anim.Sci.(USA). 35(in press). (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Norimitsu L.Sato: "On the cage size" Laboratory Animal and Environment. Vol.2(2). 35-42 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Saito, T.et al.: "The effect of cage size on sexual behavior pattern in male rats" Lab. Anim. Sci. (USA). 35(in press). (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 佐藤徳光: "ケージザイズを考える" Laboratory Animal and Environment. 2(2). 35-42 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Saito,T.et al.: "The effect of cage size on sexual behavior patern in male rats" Lab.Anim.Sci.(USA). 35(印刷中). (1996)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1994-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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