Introduction
Why Barcoding?
Census Overview
Cage Cards
Activation
Deactivation
Our Visits
Drop Boxes

Animal Purchases
Animal Transfers

Cage Card Requests
Breeding/Weaning
Missing
Cage Splitting
  Other
  Additional

FAQ
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Why Barcoding?

Benefits and Features

  • Automatic updates of new animal arrivals.
  • Automatic debiting of IACUC protocols for new and breeding animals.
  • Greater accuracy compared to manual census tracking.
  • Semi-monthly inventory reconciliation compared to monthly inventory reconciliation.
  • Historical reporting on cage/animal activity.
  • Room capacity tracking.
  • Standardized identification of animal cages.
  • Easily viewable information on animal cages.
  • Electronic tracking of protocol and/or budget transfers.
  • Mandatory information prominently displayed on card.
  • Daily deactivation of discarded cages and activation of new cages.
  • Cage activity reporting for regulatory monitoring, health monitoring, and invoicing.

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