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 nested set of rodent containment cage food trays comprising rodent containment cage food trays having sidewalls and a bottom constructed from a polymer and apertures, wherein the food trays are 70% nested or more.
2 . The nested set of rodent containment cage food trays of claim 1 , wherein the food trays are about 80% nested or more.
3 . The nested set of rodent containment cage food trays of claim 1 , wherein the food trays are about 85% nested or more.
4 . The nested set of rodent containment cage food trays of claim 1 , wherein the food trays are about 90% to about 95% nested.
5 . The nested set of rodent containment cage food trays of claim 1 , wherein the each food tray comprises an indent or boss that butts a corresponding indent or boss of an adjacent nested food tray.
6 . The nested set of rodent containment cage food trays of claim 5 , wherein the indent or boss facilitates separation of the nested food trays from one another.
7 . The nested set of rodent containment cage food trays of claim 5 , wherein the edges or corners of the boss or indent are defined by a radius of 0.03 inches or less.
8 . The nested set of rodent containment cage food trays of claim 1 , wherein the polymer is polystyrene.