MPD: Rice1: animal documentation

Rice1 animal documentation

Using hair proteomics to distinguish 11 strains of mice (2012)

Rice RH, Sundberg JP
With: Bradshaw KM, Durbin-Johnson BP, Rocke DM, Eigenheer RA, Phinney BS

Rice1 Animal Documentation

Acclimation & testing periods

Vendor The Jackson Laboratory (JAX®, Bar Harbor, ME)

Ages

Mice were tested 10-16 wks of age, with the following exceptions: CAST/EiJ (17 wks); C57BL/6J, C3H/HeJ, SB/LeJ (19 wks).

Feed

NIH-31 (6% fat), LabDiet 5K52 (Purina Mills, St. Louis MO), given ad libitum

Water

Acidified, provided ad libitum

Temperature

Controlled, not specified

Humidity

Controlled, not specified

Housing

Double-pen polycarbonate cages (330 cm² floor area); four mice per pen

Photoperiod 12-h light:dark

Health

Specific-pathogen free conditions

Care and Use

Protocols approved by The Jackson Laboratory's Animal Care and Use Committee

Vendor	The Jackson Laboratory (JAX®, Bar Harbor, ME)
Ages	Mice were tested 10-16 wks of age, with the following exceptions: CAST/EiJ (17 wks); C57BL/6J, C3H/HeJ, SB/LeJ (19 wks).
Feed	NIH-31 (6% fat), LabDiet 5K52 (Purina Mills, St. Louis MO), given ad libitum
Water	Acidified, provided ad libitum
Temperature	Controlled, not specified
Humidity	Controlled, not specified
Housing	Double-pen polycarbonate cages (330 cm² floor area); four mice per pen
Photoperiod	12-h light:dark
Health	Specific-pathogen free conditions
Care and Use	Protocols approved by The Jackson Laboratory's Animal Care and Use Committee