BR-QBP | Rodents - Biological Resources - University of Queensland

At a glance

A PC2 certified facility holding rodents with a capacity of 3000 cages
Divided into two areas (East and West wing) holding rats, mice and behaviour testing equipment
East wing: Comprises Tecniplast Greenline IVC caging for breeding and experimental holding, a bookable imaging system, and containment holding for mice
West wing: Comprises of Tecniplast double-decker IVC caging, bookable procedure rooms, and containment holding for rats.

Inductions

Procedure room bookings

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Facility husbandry conditions

Current users can use the below facility information to report in enough detail facility information. Reporting animal research in adherence with the ARRIVE guidelines ensures transparent and thorough reporting. This enables readers and reviewers to scrutinise the research adequately, evaluate its methodical rigour, and reproduce the methods or findings. Research groups considering non-standard caging (opting out of a standard cage), should consider the following article to support understanding about indirect impacts to research design Reproducibility and Rigor in Animal-Based Research.

BR-QBP Facility Husbandry Conditions 2023-Current (PDF, 1.4 MB)