individually ventilated cages (IVC)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003402",
  "term": "individually ventilated cages (IVC)",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A system of laboratory animal cages for housing small mammals such as mice and rats. The cages are designed to minimize concentrations of CO2 and ammonia, retain low humidity, and reduce spread of infectious diseases.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "cages"
  ],
  "references": [
    "based See Baumans, V., Schlingmann, F., Vonck, M., & van Lith, H. A. (2002). Individually ventilated cages: beneficial for mice and men?. Contemporary topics in laboratory animal science, 41(1), 13-19",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "jaula con ventilación individual (IVC)"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/individually-ventilated-cages-ivc/"
}