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Large Animal Respirometry System

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Large Animal Respirometry System
The Sable Large Animal Respiratory System is a customizable component system featuring automatic multiplexing capability, which delivers sample airflow from any room, hood, or mask setup to the analysis path. The system directly measures levels of O₂, CO₂, CH₄, and H₂O, eliminating the need for a drying tower by mathematically compensating for the dilution effect of water vapor. It is compatible with all large animals, including monkeys, cattle, horses, sheep, and pigs.

Description

Overview

The Large Animal Respirometry System for ruminants and other large animals provides the researcher and animal the advantage of high-volume flow rates, variable flow options and quiet operation.

Automated multiplexing routes the sample gas stream from any user supplied room, head-box or mask to the analysis path. The system provides direct measurement of O2, CO2, CH4, H2O and has an option for chamber temperatue measurements. Relative humidity is monitored in both incurrent and ex-current air streams, allowing mathematical compensation for water vapor dilution. This eliminates scrubbing of CO2 and H2O from the analyzer stream – a significant advantage with large chamber volumes.

Features

  • O₂, CO₂, CH₄ and H₂O direct measurement

  • High-resolution, versatile configuration

  • Results can be validated against known standards

  • Designed for use with a variety of chamber volumes, head boxes or masks

  • Optional bench-top or rack-mounted configurations

  • Elimination of CO₂ and H₂O scrubbing from the analyzer stream

  • Multiplexes up to 8 animals and a reference channel

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