Animal Housing Facility
This unit aims to offer housing for animals used in research, including the facilities, materials, equipment, and advising needed to conduct preclinical trials on the technology and products developed at the center by research groups and companies.
The Institute’s Animal Housing Facility has the infrastructure and equipment necessary for working with rats, mice, and zebrafish. It is located in the IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND building in the Málaga TechPark
Animal Housing Facility
Rodant Facility
Services:
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Housing for laboratory mice and rats
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Centralized supply of animal feed, wood shavings, saw dust, cages, racks, feeding bottles...
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Supply of special diets for specific physiological or pathological studies
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Category II special biological waste management service
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Maintenance and care of animals in special conditions (temperature, light, humidity, sterile environment, etc.) during the conduct of studies that require them
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Technical support for conducting experimental procedures
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Comprehensive, customized conduct of experiments
Equipment:
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Mice housing area with capacity for 170 mice con capacidad para 170 ratas
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Two rat housing areas with capacity for 2,200 rats con capacidad para 2.200 ratones
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Surgery room
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3 Smartflow Tecniplast Ventilation Units
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10 racks with various sizes of Techniplast ventilated microisolators
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Autoclave Systec DX-200
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ESCO class II biological safety cabinet
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Tecniplast CS5 EVO changing station
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Cibertec CA-EAC20 anesthesia equipment for use with isoflurane and sevoflurane. Cibertec CA aspiration and filtering system. CA-CIS4 induction box. CA-MRS4 mask with surgery table
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Aeroturbex hydrogen peroxide decontamination system
Zebrafish Facility
Services:
- Design of multicolor panels and cytometry experiments
- Advising on sample preparation
- Microinjection of zebrafish eggs
- Advising on handling, crossing lines, growth, and development of zebrafish
- Comprehensive, customized conduct of experiments
- Maintenance of zebrafish WT lines
Equipment:
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Quarantine room
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Zebrafish housing room
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2 Tecniplast racks for 3.5 L fishbowls with water recirculation. Measurement of pH, conductivity, and temperature. Disinfection via UV lamps
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Memmert Incubator
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Nikon SMZ 1000 microscope
Contact
José María Pérez Pomares
Scientific Coordinator of the Animal Housing
María Isabel Castillo Gallego
Ricardo González Carrascosa
Coordinador Plataforma Experimentación Animal
