Isolation and metabolism cage system for newborn pigs
Songer, J.R.; Mathis, R.G.; Skartvedt, S.M.
American Journal of Veterinary Research 37(3): 329-330
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9645 PMID: 1259227 Document Number: 102194
An isolation system was designed and constructed for isolating normal and infected newborn pigs. The system consisted of an outer cage fitted with a biological diffusion filter and a dunk bath entry system and an inner metabolism cage to contain the pig. When tested with S-13 bacteriophage, the isolation and metabolism cage system was at least 99% efficient in preventing the entry or escape of microorganism. A total of 267 Escherichia coli-infected newborn pigs have been isolated in these units, with no cross contaminations.