What is the facility policy regarding potentially contaminated mice?
Because of the large amount of animals the facility distributes to the college we must exercise extreme caution and assume all animals that have not directly come from the facility animal room as potentially contaminated…no exceptions. As a rule we require that the lab member who has been in the respective lab’s animal room do not come to the facility main labs. A second lab member must bring dissected oviducts directly to Price Rm. B110. If the respective lab is not providing embryos but sperm instead, then just prior to the time of the procedure, sacrifice the male and flush with 70% ethanol. Then a second lab member immediately bring the sacrificed animals to Price Rm. B110. Great care must be taken to avoid bringing materials that have had contact with any animals. If contact is suspected, carefully wipe the surface with 10% bleach. Oviduct isolation training is available and if necessary, should be arranged upon agreement of procedure date.
