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Changing Operating Specifications Admin Functions:
Default flow rates and times were chosen to comply with the latest guidelines of the AVMA
Panel on Euthanasia and through extensive testing performed by Euthanex.
Flow rates and
times are programmable and may be changed by a designated administrator. Refer to the
“Recommended Settings” section to the view the factory presets for each cycle. Flow rates
and times are password protected for security. Each M1 chamber is 200 liter in volume.
The euthanasia stage delivers the CO
2
, humanely euthanizing the animals. After all gas has
been delivered, the dwell stage allows the gas to remain in the chamber for a pre-set
amount of time, ensuring proper euthanasia. The final stage is evacuation. All gas is
removed from the chambers by an independent blower, making it safe for the personnel to
remove the cages.
CO2 Time
: This determines the amount of time “CO2” is to be delivered during the
euthanizing stage.
Dwell
: After all gas has been delivered, the dwell stage allows the gas to remain in the
chamber for a preset amount of time, ensuring proper euthanasia.
2n CO2 Time
: This determines the amount of time “CO2” is to be delivered during the 2
nd
charge euthanizing stage.
2
nd
Dwell
: After gas has been delivered for the 2
nd
charge, the dwell stage allows the gas to
remain in the chamber for a preset amount of time, ensuring proper euthanasia.
Flow Rate
: This is the pre-set amount of gas to be delivered for the chamber. The gas flow
rate is delivered in liters per minute (lpm). We recommend a flow rate of 50LPM
which equals 25% displacement (AVMA Guidelines).