SOP FOR RECORDING FEED AND WATER INTAKE OF ANIMALS | STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR RECORDING FEED AND WATER INTAKE OF ANIMALS

                   1.0                            OBJECTIVE

1.1                            To lay down a standard procedure to be followed for recording Feed and Water intake of animals in Animal House Facility.

2.0                            SCOPE

2.1                            This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) shall be applicable for recording Feed and Water intake of animals in Animal House Facility.

3.0                            RESPONSIBILITY

3.1                            Study Director / All Personnel involved in the recording of Feed and Water intake of animals in Animal House Facility

4.0                            DEFINITIONS

4.1                            Nil

5.0                            PROCEDURE

5.1                            Feed intake

5.1.1                      A specified amount of feed is weighed on a weighing balance and placed in a feeding trough of the cage lid of the animal cage (Initial Feed).

5.1.2                      Amount of feed remaining in the trough is measured after 24 hrs (Remaining Feed) or as per the study plan by taking it out from the trough and placing it on the weighing balance pan.

5.1.3                      Amount of Feed intake is calculated by formula as mentioned below:

                        

 

                                 Feed Intake (g) per animal = Initial Feed (g) – Remaining Feed (g)

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                                                                                                     No. of animals

5.2                            Water Intake

5.2.1                      A specified amount of water is measured in a measuring cylinder and poured into water bottle (Initial Water).

5.2.2                      Amount of water remaining in the water bottles is measured after 24 hrs or as per study plan using measuring cylinder (Remaining Water).

5.2.3                      Amount water intake is calculated by formula as mentioned below:

                              Water Intake (g) per animal = Initial Water (mL) – Remaining Water (mL)

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                                                                                               No. of animals

5.2.4                      Record feed and water intake thus calculated in the format no. F…………. and F…………….

6.0                            ENCLOSURES

6.1                            Formats

Sr. No.	Format Title	Format No.	No. of pages
1	Feed Intake Record	F……….	01
2	Water Intake Record	F……….	01

7.0                            ABBREVIATIONS

7.1                            SOP                     : Standard Operating Procedure

7.2                            QAD                    : Quality Assurance Department

7.3                            AHF                     : Animal House Facility

8.0                            REFERENCES

8.1                            In-house

9.0                            REVISION HISTORY

Sr. No.	Change Control No.	Reason for change

                                                                                                                 

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