rodent breeding colonies bill greer penn state. the most common models colonies maintained by...
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Rodent Breeding Colonies
Bill GreerPenn State
The most Common ModelsThe most Common Models
Colonies maintained by Animal ResourcesColonies maintained by Animal Resources
Colonies are maintained by PI’sColonies are maintained by PI’s
OK, so What’s the Problem?OK, so What’s the Problem?
Numbers Counting Transferring Strain Maintenance Transgenic animals?
Problems – Ice Cream!!
How Many to ProduceHow Many to Produce
How may the Animal Resource Program justify numbers?
How may the PI justify numbers? Maintain the strain Research needs
• Loss due to genotype• Can only use one sex (M or F)
When do you count the animals?When do you count the animals?
At
Birth
Weaning, or
Somewhere in between (e.g., first cage change)
Transferring from Breeding to Research Transferring from Breeding to Research Protocols?Protocols?
Counting against other protocols
Using it for research/teaching or testing?
When to count Tracking the transfers
Any Guide Deviations?Any Guide Deviations?
Maybe,
Single housing
Trio Breeding
Delayed cage changes
Transgenic?Transgenic?
Who’s making them – ARP, the PI, a service unit? IACUC and IBC Protocol
Any problematic phenotypes
How about if transgenic animals are made offsite
Using PHS funds?
Are you AAALAC accredited; is your collaborator?- Who owns the animals
Need an MOU?
What did we miss?What did we miss?