Animal Research Facility

The facility should be designed and operated to control selected parameters (such as temperature, humidity and light) to minimize the effects of environmental variables on the animal. In addition, the facility should be organised in a way that prevents the animals from coming into contact with disease, or with a test item other than the one under investigation.

Animal research facility should have separations maintained by species, studies, quarantine, change rooms, receipt of test materials and its storage, feed and bedding, cage washing area, necropsy and waste disposal. The environment control system should maintain the temperature, humidity and airflow constantly at the defined levels for the species concerned. Entry to animal research facility should be restricted to only the staff dedicated to work in the animal rooms. The staff should use dedicated personnel protective like coat, gloves, face mask, cap etc. Outside foot wares should not be allowed inside the animal research facility. There should be clean and dirty corridors.