Animal Strains
Revised September 2019
Note:
1) CCMR can also acquire chickens, pigs (farm pigs and minipigs), and goats from outside sources for use by researchers.
2) Any strain that has been maintained at CCMR for longer than 10 years should be considered as a HKU substrain of the orginal source colony.
3) The following animal strains are currently held in the SPFBA of CCMR:
4) To improve the reproductive performance, supplemental diet or sunflower seed is fed in the breeding colony of CBA, Nude, and SCID mice.
Mouse (Mus musculus)
| Strain | Genetics | Coat Color | Source | Importation Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALB/c | Inbred | Albino | Harlan UK Ltd, UK | 1998 |
| BALB/cAnN-nu (Nude) (Old Colony) | Inbred | Albino (nu/+) Hairless* (nu/nu) |
Charles River Lab, USA | 1999 |
| BALB/cAnN-nu (Nude) (New Colony) | Inbred | Albino (nu/+) Hairless* (nu/nu) |
Charles River Lab, BioLASCO, Taiwan | 2017 |
| CBA/Ca | Inbred | Agouti | Harlan UK Ltd, UK | 1996 |
| C57BL/6N | Inbred | Black | Charles River Lab, USA | 2002 |
| C57BL/6J | Inbred | Black | The Jackson Laboratory, USA | 2015 |
| C.B-17/Icr-scid (SCID) | Inbred | Albino | Charles River Lab, USA | 2006 |
| Inbred | Albino | Harlan Sprague Dawley, Inc., USA | 2011 | |
| F1 (CBA/Ca female x C57BL/6N male)* Since we need time to accommodate the request of F1 mice, please order the animals ~3 months in advance. |
Hybrid | Agouti | See respective information under CBA/Ca and C57Bl/6N | n/a |
| FVB/N** FVB/N mouse strain will no longer be maintained at CCMR from October 2019. Please contact CCMR if you require this strain |
Inbred | Albino | Taconic Farms Inc, USA | 1989 |
| ICR (CD-1) | Outbred | Albino | Harlan UK Ltd, UK | 1998 |
| NOD.CB17-Prkdcscid/J (NOD SCID) | Inbred | Albino | The Jackson Laboratory, USA | 2018 |
| NOD.Cg-PrkdcscidIl2rgtm1Wjl/SzJ (NSG) | Inbred | Albino | The Jackson Laboratory, USA | 2017 |
*Please note that while these mice are commonly referred to as 'Nude' or 'Hairless' mice, they still undergo a hair follicle cycle, and so it is normal to see macroscopically visible sparse and fine hairs over the animals body (Mecklenburg et al., 2001).
Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
*DA and LEW strains will no longer be maintained or available from CCMR beginning 31 Dec 2018
| Strain | Genetics | Coat Color | Source | Importation Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD(SD)IGS (Sprague Dawley) | Outbred | Albino | Charles River Lab, USA | 1999 (For Both Sex), 2009 (For Male) |
Guinea-pig (Cavia porcellus)
*Guinea Pigs will no longer be available at CCMR from January 1st 2021
| Strain | Genetics | Coat Color | Source | Importation Year/th> |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH (Dunkin Hartley) | Outbred | Albino | Harlan UK Ltd, UK | 2006 |
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
| Strain | Genetics | Coat Color | Source | Importation Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZW (New Zealand White) | Outbred | Albino | Charles River Lab, Canada | 2001 (For Both Sex), 2015 (For Female) |
Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
| Line | Source |
|---|---|
| AB |
Zebrafish International Resource Center, USA European Zebrafish Resource Center, Germany |
| Tübingen (TU) | |
| mpv17a9; mitfaw2(Casper) |
Golden Syrian Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus)
| Strain | Genetics | Coat Color | Source | Importation Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HsdHan®:AURA | Outbred |
Golden brown and white |
Envigo, USA | 2021 (For both sex) |
Website for sources
Charles River Laboratories, USA http://www.criver.com
Charles River Laboratories, Canada http://www.criver.com
Harlan Sprague Dawley, Inc., USA (Renamed as Envigo since 2015, http://www.envigo.com/ )
Harlan UK Ltd, UK (Renamed as Envigo since 2015, http://www.envigo.com/ )
The Jackson Laboratory, USA http://www.jax.org
Taconic Farms Inc, USA http://www.taconic.com
Zebrafish International Resource Center, USA https://zebrafish.org/home/guide.php
European Zebrafish Resource Center, Germany https://www.ezrc.kit.edu/
Reference
Learning from nudity: lessons from the nude phenotype, Experimental Dermatology 2005:14: 797-810
