Talk:Individually Ventilated Cages
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Hi I am from germany and i try myself on this article, please correct it and help me. Its my first one. Hope the correctness isnt that bad and I do my best to look up the facts. plz do not delete it i will go on writing over time.
Greetz from germany
I have added some bits in to this article so it contain detailed reasons why IVC's are used and how it is benificial to scientific research. Hope it helps...
[edit] Good start
Unfortunately, some facts are just wrong. For example, IVC is sometimes used in a barrier facility, sometimes, not. Its purpose is threefold:
- increase density,
- reduce the vulnerability of the colony to pathogens, and
- protect workers from allergens.
Also, SPF animals are not necessarily more susceptible to pathogens, but they are kept free of specific pathogens that may affect research. It's probably best to leave the definition of SPF to the SPF article. That's the first change I made.
Writing a Wikipedia article is easier if you have source material in front of you. While it's nice to have an article for every subject, the guidelines recommend that all facts included in the article be sourced from reliable sources. If there are no citations, it is either original research or unreferenced material.
John Duncan 13:24, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
