Authorized personnel entering the animal facilities should wear protective clothing to reduce the spread of disease. The illumination intensity on the top shelf of animal cage racks should be measured before housing albino animals. High illumination intensity may cause blindness in albino rats and mice. No more than 12 dogs or cats may be held in one primary enclosure or room. A good husbandry program provides a system of housing and care permitting animals to grow, mature, reproduce, and maintain good health.
Good husbandry minimizes variations that can modify an animal's response to experimentation.
Specific operating practices depend on many subjective and objective factors unique to individual institutions. Well-trained and motivated personnel help to ensure high quality animal care, even in facilities with less than optimal physical plant or equipment. Security Animal care personnel are the best security system. New persons being hired should be screened very closely. Past work history can be very important.