Potgieter F J, Wilke P I
Animal Unit G 20, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, Republic of South Africa.
J S Afr Vet Assoc. 1993 Dec;64(4):144-8.
The different bedding and nesting materials used for small laboratory animals (mice, rats, hamsters, guinea pigs, and rabbits) by different institutions (n = 27) in South Africa were investigated by making use of questionnaires. A response of 81.5% was obtained. Twenty-two per cent of the respondents made exclusive use of direct (contact) bedding materials, whilst the rest used both direct (breeding) and indirect (nonbreeding) bedding methods. Three institutions did not use bedding materials for indirect bedding applications. Ten different bedding and nesting materials were identified. Non-sterile materials were used by 57% (indirect bedding), 44% (direct bedding), and 42% (nesting material) of the respondents. Between 7 and 22% of the respondents did however use both sterile and non-sterile materials for the different applications.
通过问卷调查，对南非不同机构（n = 27）用于小型实验动物（小鼠、大鼠、仓鼠、豚鼠和兔子）的不同垫料和筑巢材料进行了调查。获得了81.5%的回复率。22%的受访者仅使用直接（接触）垫料，其余受访者则同时使用直接（繁殖）和间接（非繁殖）垫料方法。有三个机构未将垫料用于间接垫料应用。共识别出十种不同的垫料和筑巢材料。57%（间接垫料）、44%（直接垫料）和42%（筑巢材料）的受访者使用了非无菌材料。然而，7%至22%的受访者在不同应用中同时使用了无菌和非无菌材料。
