MPD: Donahue2: animal documentation

Donahue2 animal documentation

Characterization of skeletal geometry and bone strength in 10 inbred strains of mice (2004)

Donahue L, Beamer WG, Bogue MA, Churchill GA
With: Tsaih S-W, Sears AR, MacKenzie GW

Donahue2_Animal

Acclimation and testing periods

Ages

Mice were housed in JAX® production rooms until either 4 wks of age

Feed

NIH31 diet containing 6% fat, 17% protein, plus vitamin and mineral fortification (Purina Mills International, Brentwood, MO). The full composition of this open formula diet is available at here

Water

Animal were provided free access to acidified water (pH 2.5 with HCl to retard bacterial growth)

Housing
The mice were received into our research colony at 4 weeks of age, and housed in groups of 3-4 of the same sex

Bedding

Sterilized White Pine shavings

Health status

Sentinel mice were periodically examined throughout the study and were free of microbiological infections

Ages	Mice were housed in JAX® production rooms until either 4 wks of age
Feed	NIH31 diet containing 6% fat, 17% protein, plus vitamin and mineral fortification (Purina Mills International, Brentwood, MO). The full composition of this open formula diet is available at here
Water	Animal were provided free access to acidified water (pH 2.5 with HCl to retard bacterial growth)
Housing	The mice were received into our research colony at 4 weeks of age, and housed in groups of 3-4 of the same sex
Bedding	Sterilized White Pine shavings
Health status	Sentinel mice were periodically examined throughout the study and were free of microbiological infections