Wistar IGS Rat Details
To Scientific Products Farm, Ltd. [predecessor of Charles River United Kingdom (CRUK)] in 1947 from Wistar Institute. To Charles River in 1975 from CRUK. This particular colony was selected because of a low incidence of hydronephrosis. IGS refers to animals bred using the Charles River International Genetic Standardization (IGS) Program.

LOCATION: Kingston
UNIT: K71
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Wistar IGS Rat Details
To Scientific Products Farm, Ltd. [predecessor of Charles River United Kingdom (CRUK)] in 1947 from Wistar Institute. To Charles River in 1975 from CRUK. This particular colony was selected because of a low incidence of hydronephrosis. IGS refers to animals bred using the Charles River International Genetic Standardization (IGS) Program.

Growth chart data should be used as a guideline only.
The shaded areas on each chart are the mean weight plus or minus one standard deviation at a given age averaged across all production facilities. This represents approximately 67% of the population, with the remaining 33% falling outside of this weight range.
UNIT: 10
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Wistar IGS Rat Details
To Scientific Products Farm, Ltd. [predecessor of Charles River United Kingdom (CRUK)] in 1947 from Wistar Institute. To Charles River in 1975 from CRUK. This particular colony was selected because of a low incidence of hydronephrosis. IGS refers to animals bred using the Charles River International Genetic Standardization (IGS) Program.

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