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Vivarium equipment guides
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244 guide topics across 219 product families, including 9 dedicated guides · Page 9 of 11
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Canine Housing Cage · Large Animal and Specialty Cages
Canine Housing Cage: Laboratory Animal Housing Cage and Rack Selection
Use this guide to select housing by species, social needs, study use, observation, sanitation, room fit, movement, and enrichment. For Canine Housing Cage, compare species, body size, and social plan, internal space and tier arrangement, door, floor, and separation features, and feeding, watering, and enrichment and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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Canine Housing Enclosure · Large Animal and Specialty Cages
Canine Housing Enclosure: Laboratory Animal Housing Cage and Rack Selection
Use this guide to select housing by species, social needs, study use, observation, sanitation, room fit, movement, and enrichment. For Canine Housing Enclosure, compare species, body size, and social plan, internal space and tier arrangement, door, floor, and separation features, and feeding, watering, and enrichment and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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Sheep Housing Cage · Large Animal and Specialty Cages
Sheep Housing Cage: Laboratory Animal Housing Cage and Rack Selection
Use this guide to select housing by species, social needs, study use, observation, sanitation, room fit, movement, and enrichment. For Sheep Housing Cage, compare species, body size, and social plan, internal space and tier arrangement, door, floor, and separation features, and feeding, watering, and enrichment and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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Group Housing Enclosure · Large Animal and Specialty Cages
Group Housing Enclosure: Laboratory Animal Housing Cage and Rack Selection
Use this guide to select housing by species, social needs, study use, observation, sanitation, room fit, movement, and enrichment. For Group Housing Enclosure, compare species, body size, and social plan, internal space and tier arrangement, door, floor, and separation features, and feeding, watering, and enrichment and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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Three Tier Feline Housing Cage · Large Animal and Specialty Cages
Three Tier Feline Housing Cage: Laboratory Animal Housing Cage and Rack Selection
Use this guide to select housing by species, social needs, study use, observation, sanitation, room fit, movement, and enrichment. For Three Tier Feline Housing Cage, compare species, body size, and social plan, internal space and tier arrangement, door, floor, and separation features, and feeding, watering, and enrichment and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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Three Tier Rabbit Housing Cage · Large Animal and Specialty Cages
Three Tier Rabbit Housing Cage: Laboratory Animal Housing Cage and Rack Selection
Use this guide to select housing by species, social needs, study use, observation, sanitation, room fit, movement, and enrichment. For Three Tier Rabbit Housing Cage, compare species, body size, and social plan, internal space and tier arrangement, door, floor, and separation features, and feeding, watering, and enrichment and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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Bedding Emptying Unit · Bedding Handling and Disposal Stations
Bedding Emptying Unit: Bedding Filling, Dispensing, Emptying, and Disposal Equipment Selection
Use this guide to select equipment from clean or soiled process position, bedding type, throughput, dust or allergen risk, waste interface, and cleaning method. For Bedding Emptying Unit, compare clean or soiled process position, bedding type and bulk density, cage count and throughput, and dust, allergen, or hazard control and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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Hand Wash Sink · Stainless Steel Laboratory Furniture
Hand Wash Sink: How to Specify Vivarium Stainless Work Surfaces and Sinks
Use this guide to select work-surface and sink construction for wet, procedure, and wash-support locations. For Hand Wash Sink, compare intended wet task and room location, sink or support dimensions and working height, material grade, finish, welds, and joints, and faucet, drainage, backsplash, or rack arrangement and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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Storage Cabinet · Stainless Steel Laboratory Furniture
Storage Cabinet: Vivarium Stainless Steel Furniture and Mobile Support Equipment Selection
Use this guide to select storage, carts, benches, seating, steps, and support equipment from room role, load, movement, cleaning, ergonomics, and interfaces. For Storage Cabinet, compare items to be stored and required capacity, shelf, drawer, door, or compartment arrangement, external dimensions and room fit, and material grade and surface finish and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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Modular Storage Rack · Stainless Steel Laboratory Furniture
Modular Storage Rack: Vivarium Stainless Steel Furniture and Mobile Support Equipment Selection
Use this guide to select storage, carts, benches, seating, steps, and support equipment from room role, load, movement, cleaning, ergonomics, and interfaces. For Modular Storage Rack, compare items to be stored and required capacity, shelf, drawer, door, or compartment arrangement, external dimensions and room fit, and material grade and surface finish and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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Stainless Steel Platform Cart · Stainless Steel Laboratory Furniture
Stainless Steel Platform Cart: Vivarium Stainless Steel Furniture and Mobile Support Equipment Selection
Use this guide to select storage, carts, benches, seating, steps, and support equipment from room role, load, movement, cleaning, ergonomics, and interfaces. For Stainless Steel Platform Cart, compare intended task and operator workflow, working height, dimensions, and load, work surface or platform arrangement, and casters, brakes, feet, or anchoring and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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Stainless Steel Two-Tier Work Cart · Stainless Steel Laboratory Furniture
Stainless Steel Two-Tier Work Cart: Vivarium Stainless Steel Furniture and Mobile Support Equipment Selection
Use this guide to select storage, carts, benches, seating, steps, and support equipment from room role, load, movement, cleaning, ergonomics, and interfaces. For Stainless Steel Two-Tier Work Cart, compare intended task and operator workflow, working height, dimensions, and load, work surface or platform arrangement, and casters, brakes, feet, or anchoring and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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Cage Transport Cart · Animal Transfer Stations
Cage Transport Cart: Laboratory Animal Transfer Cage and Transport Cart Selection
Use this guide to choose transfer equipment from species, cage count, route, concealment, ventilation, securing, sanitation, and facility approval needs. For Cage Transport Cart, compare species and cage dimensions, number and weight of cages, transport route and doorway fit, and containment, coverage, and ventilation and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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Stainless Steel Procedure Cart · Stainless Steel Laboratory Furniture
Stainless Steel Procedure Cart: Vivarium Stainless Steel Furniture and Mobile Support Equipment Selection
Use this guide to select storage, carts, benches, seating, steps, and support equipment from room role, load, movement, cleaning, ergonomics, and interfaces. For Stainless Steel Procedure Cart, compare intended task and operator workflow, working height, dimensions, and load, work surface or platform arrangement, and casters, brakes, feet, or anchoring and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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Modular Support Cart · Animal Transfer Stations
Modular Support Cart: Laboratory Animal Transfer Cage and Transport Cart Selection
Use this guide to choose transfer equipment from species, cage count, route, concealment, ventilation, securing, sanitation, and facility approval needs. For Modular Support Cart, compare species and cage dimensions, number and weight of cages, transport route and doorway fit, and containment, coverage, and ventilation and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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Support Cart · Animal Transfer Stations
Support Cart: Laboratory Animal Transfer Cage and Transport Cart Selection
Use this guide to choose transfer equipment from species, cage count, route, concealment, ventilation, securing, sanitation, and facility approval needs. For Support Cart, compare species and cage dimensions, number and weight of cages, transport route and doorway fit, and containment, coverage, and ventilation and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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Shoe Changing Bench · Stainless Steel Laboratory Furniture
Shoe Changing Bench: Vivarium Stainless Steel Furniture and Mobile Support Equipment Selection
Use this guide to select storage, carts, benches, seating, steps, and support equipment from room role, load, movement, cleaning, ergonomics, and interfaces. For Shoe Changing Bench, compare personnel flow and room boundary, user count and storage capacity, compartment, bench, or shoe arrangement, and dimensions and seating load and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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Two Tier Utility Sink · Stainless Steel Laboratory Furniture
Two Tier Utility Sink: How to Specify Vivarium Stainless Work Surfaces and Sinks
Use this guide to select work-surface and sink construction for wet, procedure, and wash-support locations. For Two Tier Utility Sink, compare intended wet task and room location, sink or support dimensions and working height, material grade, finish, welds, and joints, and faucet, drainage, backsplash, or rack arrangement and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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Pass Box · Stainless Steel Laboratory Furniture
Pass Box: Vivarium Stainless Steel Furniture and Mobile Support Equipment Selection
Use this guide to select storage, carts, benches, seating, steps, and support equipment from room role, load, movement, cleaning, ergonomics, and interfaces. For Pass Box, compare materials and largest load dimensions, room boundary and transfer direction, door, seal, and interlock arrangement, and airflow or pressure function if required and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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IVC Housing Equipment for Internal Bottle Handling · IVC Cage Systems
IVC Housing Equipment for Internal Bottle Handling: IVC Cage, Rack, and Automatic Watering System Selection
Use this guide to compare IVC airflow, rack type, cage interface, watering, sanitation, redundancy, and room-infrastructure requirements. For IVC Housing Equipment for Internal Bottle Handling, compare species and cage format, rack capacity and room density, airflow and protection objective, and blower or facility-ducted arrangement and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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Mouse Ventilated Housing Equipment · IVC Cage Systems
Mouse Ventilated Housing Equipment: IVC Cage, Rack, and Automatic Watering System Selection
Use this guide to compare IVC airflow, rack type, cage interface, watering, sanitation, redundancy, and room-infrastructure requirements. For Mouse Ventilated Housing Equipment, compare species and cage format, rack capacity and room density, airflow and protection objective, and blower or facility-ducted arrangement and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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IVC Watering Equipment · IVC Cage Systems
IVC Watering Equipment: IVC Cage, Rack, and Automatic Watering System Selection
Use this guide to compare IVC airflow, rack type, cage interface, watering, sanitation, redundancy, and room-infrastructure requirements. For IVC Watering Equipment, compare species and cage format, rack capacity and room density, airflow and protection objective, and blower or facility-ducted arrangement and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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Rat Ventilated Housing Equipment · IVC Cage Systems
Rat Ventilated Housing Equipment: IVC Cage, Rack, and Automatic Watering System Selection
Use this guide to compare IVC airflow, rack type, cage interface, watering, sanitation, redundancy, and room-infrastructure requirements. For Rat Ventilated Housing Equipment, compare species and cage format, rack capacity and room density, airflow and protection objective, and blower or facility-ducted arrangement and record the decision in the project RFQ.
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Mouse Support Rack · Laboratory Mouse and Rat Cages
Mouse Support Rack: Laboratory Mouse and Rat Cage and Rack System Selection
Use this guide to compare cage type, rack configuration, ventilation, watering, sanitation, observation, density, and study requirements. For Mouse Support Rack, compare species, age, and body size, housing density and study use, cage floor, lid, and bottle arrangement, and rack capacity and room fit and record the decision in the project RFQ.