Since its passage in 1966, the Animal Welfare Act and enhancements created by the Improved Standards for Laboratory Animals Act of 1985, have had a profound impact on the lives of both animals and people. To assist institutions and researchers in caring for and using animals in ways judged to be scientifically, technically, and humanely appropriate, the ILAR Guide* was created. The Guide is a generally accepted industry standard, and a primary reference on animal care and use, and for planning and conducting animal experiments in accord with the highest scientific, humane and ethical principles.
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*- Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources
| Animals | Weight (g.) | Floor Area/Animal | Height | ||
| sq. in. | sq. cm. | in. | cm. | ||
| Mice | < 10 | 6 | 38.70 | 5 | 12.70 |
| Up to 15 | 8 | 51.60 | 5 | 12.70 | |
| Up to 25 | 12 | 77.40 | 5 | 12.70 | |
| > 25 | ≤ 15 | ≤ 96.75 | 5 | 12.70 | |
| Rats | < 100 | 17 | 109.65 | 7 | 17.78 |
| Up to 200 | 23 | 148.35 | 7 | 17.78 | |
| Up to 300 | 29 | 187.08 | 7 | 17.78 | |
| Up to 400 | 40 | 258.00 | 7 | 17.78 | |
| Up to 500 | 60 | 387.00 | 7 | 17.78 | |
| > 500 | ≤ 70 | ≤ 451.50 | 7 | 17.78 | |
| Hamsters | < 60 | 10 | 64.50 | 6 | 15.24 |
| Up to 80 | 13 | 83.85 | 6 | 15.24 | |
| Up to 100 | 16 | 103.20 | 6 | 15.24 | |
| > 100 | ≤ 19 | ≤ 122.56 | 6 | 15.24 | |
| Guinea Pigs | ≤ 350 | 60 | 387.00 | 7 | 17.78 |
| > 350 | ≤ 101 | ≤ 651.45 | 7 | 17.78 | |
From the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals*, Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 1996.
(a) From cage floor to cage top.
(b) Larger animals might require more space to meet the performance standards (*refer to the Guide text).
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