A. Facility / Workshop
- The facility meets Grade D cleanroom standards, utilizing an HVAC air conditioning system and HEPA filtration.
- Monitoring of airborne particle counts, microbial levels in the air, and air exchange frequency.
- Temperature: 18–26°C
- Humidity: 40–90%
- Pressure: 5–40 Pa
- Noise level monitoring
- Ammonia concentration monitoring
- Automatic lighting system
B. Breeding Stock
- 100% of breeding stock is directly imported from Japan
- Rabbit breed: JW (Japanese White)
- Status: SPF (Specific Pathogen Free) — free from identified pathogenic agents
C. Feeding and Husbandry Regimen
- Feed: LRC4 feed (imported from Oriental Yeast Company, Japan), sterilized using gamma irradiation
- Drinking water: Supplied via an automatic water system sterilized using UV (ultraviolet) radiation, drinking water samples are analyzed periodically 1–2 times per year
- Equipment: All equipment such as cages and feeding trays are sterilized using a steam autoclave before being brought into the animal rooms
- Equipment that cannot be autoclaved is placed overnight in a pass box before being transferred into the animal room
D. Microbiological Control
- Check once a month
Salmonella spp
Pasteurella multocida
Bordetella bronchiseptica
Mycoplasma spp
Coccidium (Eimeria spp)
Ear mange
Body mange
Check every 6 months
Salmonella spp
Pasteurella multocida
Bordetella bronchiseptica
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
Tularemia
Tuberculosis
Listeria monocytogenes
Tyzzer’s disease
Treponematosis
Dermatophytosis
HVJ (Sendai virus)
Rabbit pox virus
Myxoma virus
Mucoid enteritis
Hemorrhagic colitis
Hepatic coccidiosis
Intestinal coccidiosis
Encephalitozoon cuniculi
Toxoplasma gondi
Cysticercus pisiformis
Ear mange
E. SPF Rabbits Bred at Polyvac
One-week-old baby rabbit
Two-week-old baby rabbit
Five-week-old baby rabbit
