English to Italian Medical Medical (general)

Riferito a un laboratorio dove si eseguono sperimentazioni animali.

Ho trovato le seguenti informazioni:

"Barrier program

The term barrier (used as either an adjective or noun), like some of the terms for pathogen status, identifies a general concept rather than a definitive qualitative standard. In essence, the concept requires beginning with formerly germfree or defined flora animals and maintaining them as a breeding or experimental population under conditions that exclude pathogens. A barrier is not merely a facility of a certain design. A barrier is a systematic, comprehensive program for the prevention of pathogen contamination. Facility design is one aspect of such a program (Jonas, 1965; Brick et al., 1969; Serrano, 1971). An effective or true barrier cannot exist in the absence of a systematic, comprehensive program.

Barrier programs consist of several essential elements: stocking with animals known to be free of pathogens, appropriate design of housing environments, rigorous management of the physical plant and caging environments, regular monitoring of pathogen status, and corrective action (e.g., elimination of pathogen-contaminated subpopulations) to ensure program effectiveness.

***The barrier concept can be applied at different levels: an entire facility, part of a facility, room(s), groups of cages, or a single cage.*** As indicated above in Option 4, these alternative approaches can be used singly or in combination in accordance with the specific needs and research objectives of individual investigators or entire institutions."


Visto quanto sopra ho pensato a qualcosa di simile a "locale per l'isolamento degli animali", ma il termine si applica ai locali per animali affetti da patologia o sospetti tali, quindi lo escludo. Con "barriera" non trovo nulla.
Non mi viene un mente il termine in IT e finora non ho trovato riferimenti pertinenti.
Ho bisogno del corrispettivo preciso e corroborato da riferimenti.

Grazie