Rodent Strain Information
Breeding programs & rodent strains available at LAS
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Outbred
Swiss (Arc:Arc(S)) mice
| Strain description |
Outbred mice |
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| Coat colour |
Albino |
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| Source of colony |
Re-derived into the SPF Barrier Dec 2003 from LAS stock. SPF stock originally obtained from Animal Resource Centre (ARC), Western Australia 1996. |
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| Details |
- Robust mouse
- Large litters (average 10.7 pups per litter)
- Males may become agressive after 7 weeks old
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Sprague Dawley rats
| Strain description |
Outbred rats |
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| Coat colour |
Albino |
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| Source of colony |
Received a SPF stock from Animal Resource Centre (ARC), Perth Australia in 2016. |
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| Details |
- Docile temperament
- Good breeders (average 11.5 pups per litter)
- Carry Pneumocystis carinii
- Unavailable to external clients
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Inbred
CBA/CaH mice
| Strain description |
Inbred +:H-2K mice |
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| Coat colour |
Agouti |
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| Source of colony |
Re-derived into the SPF Barrier Dec 2008 from generation F2 LAS stock. SPF stock originally obtained from Animal Resource Centre (ARC), Western Australia. |
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| Details |
- Relatively docile with low activity.
- Good breeders (average 5.9 pups per litter).
- Both males and females have relatively high tumour incidence, 29% and 55% respectively.
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BALB/C mice
| Strain description |
Inbred A,b,c:H-2d mice |
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| Coat colour |
Albino |
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| Source of colony |
Re-derived into the SPF barrier Dec 2008 from generation F25 LAS stock received from Animal Resource Centre (ARC) in 1996. |
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| Details |
- Good breeding performance (average 6.4 pups per litter)
- Relatively robust with moderate life span approximately 20 months
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Hybrid
CBAF1 mice
| Strain description |
Hybrid-F1 (CBA female/C57 male) mice |
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| Coat colour |
Agouti |
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| Source of colony |
See CBA and C57 information above |
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| Details |
- Good breeding performance (average 6.5 pups per litter)
- Easily agitated
- Jumpy when young
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