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Lecture 8: Record Keeping & Nomenclature
Intro to Animal Management
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Science
Undergraduate 1
09/30/2013

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What two types of records must be kept in an animal facility?
Definition
Animal inventory by species
EAR (environmental assessment record) form
Term
What does an EAR form contain?
Definition
(1) # Of animals in room or area [checked daily]
(2) Any deaths or animals removed
(3) Temp, humidity, when feed/water, observations [twice a day]
(4) When sanitatized
Term
When is the annual report due by?
Definition
Dec 1
Term
What is the International Committee on Standardized Genetic nomenclature for Mice's [1993] purpose?
Definition
To give general guidelines on naming and symbolizing the following:
a) Mouse Genes
b) Trans Genes
c) Transgenic Strains
d) Targeted Mutations
e) DNA Markers
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Outbred
Definition
random mating maintains genetic variability in the population
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Inbred
Definition
reduce genetic variability by mating relatives, can’t reach 0% variability, but can clone now
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Hybrid
Definition
cross 2 different inbred strains (AA x BB)
Term
AA mating
Definition
Incross = mate alike homozygous
Term
AA x aa mating
Definition
Outcross = mate unlike homozygous
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AA x Aa, aa x Aa mating
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Backcross = homozygous with heterozygous
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Aa x Aa mating
Definition
Intercross = 2 heterozygous
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Mice strains
Definition
a) BALB/c
b) C57Bl/6
c) Swiss = SW, CD1
d) Nude
Term
Rats strains
Definition
a) Fischer (F344)
b) WKY (Wistar Kyoto)
c) Wistar
d) Sprague Dawley
e) Nude
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