On a site of the University of California San Fransisco*) it is mentioned that “Allergies to Laboratory Animals is a Significant Health Risk”.
There are more reports of allergies to small rodents (mice and rat) than to other lab-animals.
Many mice and rats are housed in IVC racks with a blower for air supply and air-exhaust. The exhaust air from the animal cages is returned into the room in which the IVC racks are situated.
In lab animal facilities with IVC racks for mice or rat, ammonia levels, volatile organic compounds, particles, and mouse allergen were measured. **)
If one enters a lab-animal room, one immediately smells the ammonia (and hear a lot of noise of the blowers).
In order to avoid (mouse) allergens to enter the room, the use of motor-free IVC system for mice and rats prevents exhaust air from the cages to return into the room where the people are working.
Because there is no return air from the cages, there are no allergens from the cages blown into the room. (Further there is no noise from blowers, no vibration and ultra sound on the rack.)
Protect the people working in a lab-animal and use the smart motor-free IVC system (3at-bio.nl)
**) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8686660/
