A rodent health classification system – key to maintaining a healthy rodent colony

L S  Keller; B  Callahan; K J  Field; S Poosala

doi:10.48165/jlas.2019.1.2.2

Authors

L S Keller Bristol-Myers Squibb, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Wallingford, CT, USA Author
B Callahan Bristol-Myers Squibb, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Wallingford, CT, USA Author
K J Field Bristol-Myers Squibb, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Princeton, NJ, USA Author
S Poosala Bristol-Myers Squibb India Ltd, Department of Toxicology and Veterinary Sciences, Bangalore, India Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/jlas.2019.1.2.2

Keywords:

health, classification, rodents

Abstract

A well-defined health status classification system helps veterinarians and researchers collaborate on planning experiments and aid them in defining facility procedures such as animal receipt and housing. This article will describe a rodent health classification system that has been used by Bristol-Myers Squibb in the U.S. and India to manage and maintain disease-free rodent colonies for research.

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