Computerised animal house management system (CAMS)

摘要

Data processing systems for the management of animal houses are available as individually tailored solutions to meet the specific requirements of different institutions in various sectors. After four years of use, a "proprietary system" (originally used by Boehringer/Mannheim). which was based on UNIFACE and ORACLE database software and consisted of a VAX station with eight terminals. was replaced by a PC-based multi-user system for administrative employees and animal technicians. The new system runs under the operating systems of Microsoft Windows 98 and Microsoft Windows NT and uses Microsoft Access 97 as the database software. A "multipurpose program system" was created in order to fulfil the following main functions: documentation and control of experimental plans and animal usage: registering changes in the number of animals available: controlling room use and animal storage areas; maintenance cost calculations for determining the cost of experiments and an evaluation of how animals are used and consumed.