Modernization of small animal caging for infectious disease studies at the boise VAMC
Ended Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- R24OD035435
- Recipient
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Idaho Veterans Research And Education Foundation, Inc. UEI Z9BNB3AALLD7
- Awarding agency
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Aggregate Financial Assistance Data
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Obligated
- -$21,705
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training
- Completion date
- Funding agency
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Place of performance
- Idaho, USA
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Description
- Abstract
- While static caging for husbandry of small animals is accepted by the guide, ventilated caging has become the gold standard for small animal husbandry. Static caging results in increased temperature and humidity in the cages. This results in wet bedding materials that can foster growth of micro-organisms. As a result, increased changing of animal bedding is required to maintain sanitary living conditions. Increased frequency in cage changing has multiple detrimental effects. First, more bedding is required to house the animals and generates more bedding waste. Second, multiple cage changes per week increases the water consumption and dirty wastewater generation as cages require sanitization in hot water cage washers. Third, increased handling of animals can have negative effects on research studies. Fourth, frequent cage changing increases the exposures of VMU personnel to both animal dander and infectious agents. The goal of this project is to obtain funds to upgrade the caging at the boise veterans affairs medical center veterinary medical unit (VMU) from static caging to ventilated caging. By moving from static caging to ventilated caging the animals will be in housing that provides better air flow allowing for better control of temperature and humidity in their cages, improving not only the living conditions for the small animals but increasing the rigor and reproducibility of the experiments conducted in the VMU as well as safety of VMU personnel.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment | -$21,706 | |
| Original award | $1 |
Quick answers
Who received award R24OD035435?
R24OD035435 was awarded to Idaho Veterans Research And Education Foundation, Inc. by Aggregate Financial Assistance Data (National Institutes of Health) on August 1, 2023.
How much is award R24OD035435 worth?
Obligations on R24OD035435 net to -$21,705: more has been deobligated than obligated.
Which agency awarded R24OD035435?
Aggregate Financial Assistance Data (National Institutes of Health) awarded R24OD035435, with funding from National Institute of General Medical Sciences (National Institutes of Health).
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