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The feeding and breeding of laboratory animals: VII. Methods of testing the adequacy of diets for breeding mice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

H. M. Bruce
Affiliation:
National Institute for Medical Research, London, N.W. 3
C. W. Emmens
Affiliation:
National Institute for Medical Research, London, N.W. 3
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1. The application of factorial design to. the testing of diets for breeding mice is described.

2. The use of a system of monogamous making, by which the females have a continuous series of pregnancies with concurrent gestation and lactation, is advocated for such tests.

3. Present indications are that a high wheat content or a high yeast content is desirable in the diet of breeding mice.

4. A diet containing a considerable proportion of full-cream milk was very effective for breeding mice, but it is not yet certain that this constituent is necessary.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1948

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