Colony Management: Principles and Practices
JAX® NOTES Issue 511, Fall 2008
Nov 16 - 20, 2008
The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME
This course provides training in the theory and practice of maintaining mouse colonies for production and research. Designed for scientists, colony managers and animal care technicians, topics include the following:
- Mouse genetics and reproductive biology
- Strain nomenclature
- Breeding strategies
- Strain effects
- Assisted reproductive technologies
- Cryopreservation
- Colony health and nutrition
- Genetic quality control
- Public resources for mouse researchers
- JAX® Colony Management System software
To learn more about specific content, registration, continuing education credits, etc., for this and other Jackson Laboratory courses, conferences, and workshops, please visit our website.
Management principles is one of many topics covered during an intensive JAX course.
