| Reportno. |
AHRI report No.40
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| Topic |
Construction of Animal House for Genetically Modified Organisms Product of Veterinary Use
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| Department |
Animal Drugs Inspection Branch, Animal Health Research Institute |
| Author |
Mau-Jinn Kwang* , Chien-Chih Wu, Chao-Hsien Lee, Chia-Chen Chang, Shiu-Ru Yeh and Jei-Fu Su |
| Summary |
For the management of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and the development of biotechnical industry, an animal house of GMOs for veterinary use was constructed by the Animal Drugs Inspection Branch of Animal Health Research Institute in Taiwan in 2005. It is a dual-corridor animal biosafety level 3 house which contains 12 animal rooms. This paper presents the background knowledge of biosafety, the consideration of biosafety during design and the construction result.
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| Keyword |
GMOs, genetically modified organisms, ABSL-3, animal biosafety level 3, animal house.
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