CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
Provided are animal containment systems and components, including single-use animal containment cages and modular rack units. Also provided are methods for assembling and using components of the animal containment systems.
1 . A process for cleansing a rack unit assembled from rack unit modules in a rodent containment system, which comprises: disconnecting rack unit modules in a rodent containment system, washing each rack unit module, and assembling the cleansed rack unit by connecting cleansed rack modules.
2 . The process of claim 1 , wherein one or more washed rack modules are connected.
3 . The process of claim 1 , wherein the rack modules are disconnected and connected once every 180 days or less, 150 days or less, 120 days of less, 90 days or less, 60 days or less, or 30 days or less.