THE FACILITY - before renovation:

• 100% traditional IVCracks
• tunnel washer, 2 autoclaves, rack washer and Fulton boiler.

THE PROBLEM:

• small and inadequate tunnel washer, old autoclaves.
  old autoclaves

THE CUSTOMER DECIDED TO EVALUATE INNOVIVE IVC SYSTEM
and its USEFULNESS FOR the COMPANY'S ANIMAL BREEDING PROGRAM.

"Good mothers" are defined as dams which took care of their pups until weaning


RENOVATING OPTIONS:

OPTION 1: CONTINUE using existing traditional IVC racks	OPTION 2: NEW Innovive IVC racks and caging
ESTIMATED COST - traditional: $750,000 to replace the washroom equipment $265,000 for general contractor work $16,000 to replace appr. 25% of conventional cages $54,000 prev. maintenance $1,085,000 in 2008	ESTIMATED COST - Innovive: $3500 autoclave pump repair, $42,000 for electric steam generator. $95,000 to acquire Innovive racks $7,200/month for Innovive Cages, $86,000 on the cages annually. 60% REDUCTION in prev. maintenance costs $279,600 in 2008

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS: (per customer's feedback)

• Unlike conventional systems, Innovive housing system seems extremely quiet and has no detectable vibration.


• An ability to easily move this equipment to a different location and start over.


• The disposable cage and water bottle which is part of this set up would provide us with an excellent emergency preparedness solution.


• In a case of infection or other animal-health related issues, it would be much easier to manage proper conditions while utilizing disposable cages.


• Current animal care staff will be able to provide research with more hands-on support on a regular basis.

THE DECISION: BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE BREEDING STUDY AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, THE CUSTOMER DECIDED TO CONVERT THE FACILITY TO INNOVIVE IVC SYSTEM.