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The Jackson Laboratory Workshop on Colony Management: Principles & Practices

Written by BCI Staff | May 12, 2013 3:47:00 PM

Workshop on Colony Management: Principles and Practices

Workshop - Bar Harbor, ME, United States

This course provides training in the theory and practice of maintaining mouse colonies for production and research. This program is designed for scientists, colony managers, animal care technicians and students requiring an understanding of issues relating to the management of animal research and production colonies.

Topics include:

Mouse genetics

Gene and strain nomenclature

Breeding strategies

Genetic background effects on phenotype

Reproductive biology of the laboratory mouse

Using assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs)

Cryopreservation

Colony health

Importation

Recovering from disease outbreaks

Production colony construction and maintenance

Nutrition

Genetic quality control

Public resources for mouse researchers

Cre-LOX Technology in Mouse Models of Disease 

JAX Colony Management System (JCMS) Computer Software

(Courtesy of a mouse model, via scientificamerican.com)

Colony Management: Principles and Practices in Bar Harbor, Maine

Nov 3, 2013 - Nov 7, 2013

The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, United States

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