Bedding disposal system for animal facility Ghent University
In the new Medical Research and Education building, a laboratory animal facility will be built for biomedical research by several UGent researchers. In order to guarantee animal welfare and the quality of the research to the highest extent, thoroughly cleaned housing is indispensable: good hygiene leads to fewer infections and therefore to increased welfare and more reliable results. A bedding disposal system includes a dumping station with a laminar flow hood, a storage container and a vacuum system as depicted in figure 1. At this dumping station our maintenance staff can dispose dirty ...