Studies on the Hygiene of Drinking Water for Laboratory Animals. 1. The Effect of Various Treatments on Bacterial Contamination
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-1981
Description
Daily autoclaving of drinking-water bottles or daily replacement of their contents resulted in drinking water hygienically acceptable for laboratory rats. However, daily autoclaving of the bottles imposes an additional workload which many institutions cannot afford. The daily replacement of the drinking water is not desirable, since with the usual routines it is virtually impossible to guarantee a bottle is returned to the same cage. A reliable method of preventing bacterial growth for more then 1-2 days in the drinking water of conventional laboratory rats is its acidification with hydrochloric acid to pH 2.3-2.5.
Citation Information
Tober-Meyer, B. K.; and Bieniek, H. J.. 1981. Studies on the Hygiene of Drinking Water for Laboratory Animals. 1. The Effect of Various Treatments on Bacterial Contamination. Laboratory Animals. Vol.15(2). 107-110. https://doi.org/10.1258/002367781780959026 PMID: 7278109 ISSN: 0023-6772