JAX® Mice Strains Bred by Charles River
Through a cooperative agreement, Charles River serves as the exclusive, authorised, commercial distributor, and breeder of JAX® Mice strains in the countries listed below:
| Albania | Austria | Belgium |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | Bulgaria | Croatia |
| Czech Republic | Denmark | Finland |
| France | Germany | Greece |
| Hungary | Ireland | Italy |
| Korea | Luxembourg | Macedonia |
| Montenegro | Netherlands | Norway |
| Poland | Portugal | Serbia |
| Slovakia | Slovenia | Spain |
| Sweden | Switzerland | Taiwan |
| United Kingdom |
Only JAX® Mice strains bred by Charles River in Europe are equivalent in genetic quality to those bred by The Jackson Laboratory. Charles River breeds JAX® Mice in strict adherence to The Jackson Laboratory’s breeding protocols and genetic quality control guidelines. These protocols provide the following benefits:
- Minimise naturally occurring genetic drift by systematically re-infusing breeding colonies with pedigreed mice from The Jackson Laboratory
- Assure genetic quality through routine use of state-of-the-art genetic quality monitoring methods such as SNP analysis
Under these conditions, JAX® Mice strains bred by Charles River are equivalent in genetic quality to those bred by The Jackson Laboratory and provide the genetic integrity and stable phenotypes needed to support research excellence.