ANIMAL RESOURCES IMPROVEMENT: PHASE II

奥尔巴尼医学院的动物资源设施目前在 需要翻新地板，搬迁接待区，增加 检疫设施、换笼和处理病原体的设备 自由的啮齿动物，以及用于开发啮齿动物圈养设施的设备 暴露于化学、辐射和微生物生物危害。 USDA-APHIS 在以前的实地考察中注意到地板缺陷。 因为 地板问题的长期性，我们建议更换现有的地板 在大多数动物房、手术室和笼清洗区， 高性能聚合物地板。 我们建议将我们的接收区搬迁到一个 与外界直接接触的位置，从而改善接收 工艺流程和调试程序。 隔离设施将位于 与接收区相邻。 层流换笼柜 要求允许在层流柜下更换啮齿动物笼 在目前没有配备这种设备的啮齿动物SPF室中， 配备Thoren通风啮齿动物住房架。 生物安全 IIB级机柜，Thoren通风机架，带HEPA过滤和报警 系统，并要求提供便携式床上用品更换站 为涉及使用生物危害的资助项目提供设备。便携式 此外，食环署亦会使用鼠床更换站弃置鼠床， 减少接触啮齿动物过敏原的风险。

The Animal Resources Facility at Albany Medical College currently is in need of flooring renovations, relocation of receiving area, additional quarantine facilities, equipment for cage changing and handling pathogen free rodents, and equipment for developing a facility for housing rodents exposed to chemical, radiation, and microbial biohazards. The USDA-APHIS noted flooring deficiencies during previous site visits. Because of the chronicity of the flooring problems, we propose replacing existing floors in most of the animal rooms, surgical suite, and cage wash area with a high performance polymer floor. We propose relocating our receiving area to a location with direct outside access, thereby improving the receiving process and quarantining program. A quarantine facility will be located adjacent to the receiving area. Laminar flow cabinets for cage changing are requested to permit rodent cage changing under a laminar flow cabinet in rodent SPF rooms that currently are not equipped with this equipment but are equipped with Thoren ventilated rodent housing racks. A biosafety level IIB cabinet, a Thoren ventilated rack with HEPA filtration and alarm system, and a portable bedding changing station is requested to provide equipment for funded projects involving the use of biohazards. The portable bedding changing station will also be used for rodent bedding dumping to reduce the risk of exposure to rodent allergens.