Wistar IGS Rat

Crl:WI
Outbred
Wistar IGS Rat

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.

Coat Color
White (albino)

Strain Code
003

Ideal For
general multipurpose model, infectious disease research, safety and efficacy testing, aging, surgical model

Bred in

Growth Chart for Wistar Rat Colony at Vital River Laboratories in China

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