Fullerton F R, Hunziker J, Bryant P
Lab Anim Sci. 1981 Jun;31(3):276-9.
A rat feeder was designed, fabricated, and evaluated which eliminated many of the problems associated with commercially available rat feeders (such as inadequate feed capacity, excessive feed spillage, excessive feed contamination, and difficulties with cleaning feeders). The feeder was capable of holding up to 700 g of meal-type feed. It provided rats with a continuous supply of diet which was virtually free from feces and urine contamination. Feed waste due to spillage and inaccessible feed was minimal and estimated to average 0.8%. Growth and weight maintenance in weanling and adult rats using the feeder were similar when compared to rats receiving pelleted feed ad libitum.
设计、制造并评估了一种大鼠喂食器，它消除了许多与市售大鼠喂食器相关的问题（如喂食量不足、饲料溢出过多、饲料污染过度以及喂食器清洁困难等）。该喂食器能够容纳多达700克的粉状饲料。它为大鼠提供持续的食物供应，且几乎没有粪便和尿液污染。因溢出和难以获取的饲料造成的饲料浪费极少，估计平均为0.8%。与随意采食颗粒饲料的大鼠相比，使用该喂食器的断奶大鼠和成年大鼠的生长和体重维持情况相似。
