Inbred Strains
of Rats: KIRBY
Inbr. F60.
Colour: Black with white strip on belly and white on feet.
Genet. ?.
Origin: From a cross between black hooded and CFY outbred rats with selection
for resistance to chronic respiratory disease. Litter size 8-12 (60% male),
but only 4-5 weaned. Agile, but tame (Bertok 1980).
Bertok L. (1980) "KIRBY-B"
a new inbred rat. Rat News Lett. 8, 22a.
INBRED STRAINS OF RATS
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW
Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester,
UK
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