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Beijing Keao Xieli Feed Co.,Ltd.


Beijing Keao Xieli Feed Co., Ltd., founded in 1997, is a national high-tech enterprise specializing in the production and sale of experimental animal feed. Keao Xieli always implements strict production and quality management, so that the laboratory animal feed produced and sold has always maintained excellent quality, which has been widely recognized by customers. As a professional, commercialized and large-scale experimental animal feed production enterprise, we are 

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Beijing Ke'ao Xieli Feed Co., Ltd

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2019

12-18

How to choose the compressed cushion

Beddingmaterialisthematerialcloselycontactedwiththefeedingandusingprocessofexperimentalanimals,whichisusedtoabsorbtheexcretaofanimals,reducetheconcentrationofammoniainthecage,andkeepthecagedry.Itisanimportantenvironmentalfactorrelatedtothehealthandwelfareofexperimentalanimals,affectingthephysiologicalactivitiesofexperimentalanimalsandtheaccuracyofexperimentalresults. Atpresent,thecommonlyusedcushionmaterialsarewoodcushion(shavings,sawdust),corncob,straw,recycledpaper,newcushionmaterials,etc.Amongthem,becauseofitsrichresourcesandlowprice,woodcushionhasbecomethemostcommonlyusedcontactcushion.Therearetwokindsofcommercialwoodcushionproducts:woodchipsandshavings.Incontrast,shavingpadhastheadvantagesofsofttexture,goodcomfortandwaterabsorption,suitablefornesting,andnoteasytoadheretoanimalfurtoaffecttheappearance.Inordertomeettheneedsoftransportationandstoragespace,commercialcompressedshavingbeddingmaterialshavebeendeveloped. Whenmakingwoodbedding,itisnecessarytoavoidusingpineandcedarmaterialswitharomaticsmell.Thiskindoffragrantvolatilecompoundscaninducetheactivityoflivermicroparticleenzyme,damagethelivercells,greatlydisturbtheanimalexperimentsinpharmacologyandtoxicology,andharmthehealthofanimalsatthesametime.Atpresent,poplarandbircharethemainrawmaterialsusedintheproductionofshavingpadinChina.Sowhat'sthedifferencebetweenthesetwokindsofmaterials?Poplarhastheadvantagesoffastgrowth,strongadaptability,goodprocessingperformanceandwideuseofwood.Itisthefirstchoiceoffast-growingandhigh-yieldforestandshort-termindustrialforestinChina.ItiswidelyplantedinthenorthandsouthofChina,withrichresources.Birchisakindofdeciduoustreeorshrub,whichismainlydistributedinNortheastandNorthChina.Itsmaterialiswhite,itstextureisstraight,itsstructureisfine,anditshardnessismedium.Itisoneoftheexcellenttreespeciessuitableforpulpingandpapermaking.Bothpoplarandbirchcanmeettherequirementsofexperimentalanimalbedding.Butwhat'sthedifferencebetweenthetwokindsofshavingpaddingaftercompression?Wedidasmallexperimentforthis.Wesplitsomeofthetwokindsofcompressedshavingpadonwhitepaperandputtheupperpadinoneplace.Ascanbeseenfromthefigure,morefineparticlesandpowdercanbeseenundertheCompressedPoplarshavingcushionpile.Intheactualuseprocess,thesefineparticlesandpowderwillbecomethedustinIVCcageorisolator,affectthecageenvironmentofanimals,andmoreeasilyblockthefilteringsystemofequipment.Thismaybeduetothefiberpropertiesofpoplar,whichproducemorepowderinthecompressionprocess.Inaddition,comparingthetextureofthetwo,wecanfeelthatbirchwoodissofterandmoreanimalfriendly.   Tosumup,werecommendbirchastherawmaterialintheselectionofcompressedlogcushion.