[rat-forum] NIH Black Rat

[Crown, Devorah (NIH/NIAID) [C]]

Hello,
I am looking for anyone that has information on the background genetics of the NIH Black Rat. I have checked with RRRC at Missouri but they did not have any background strain information. Several old papers (circa 1965) have referenced this rat along with the Long Evans. I am specifically looking for the parental strains and if anyone is currently breeding this rat. I also saw a string in the archive about a black rat (R. rattus) are these one and the same?

Thanks so much,
Devorah


Devorah Gallardo, BS, RLATG
Research Support Specialist V
NIH/ NIAID
SoBran Inc. (Contractor)
301-451-6410
crownd at mail.nih.gov<mailto:crownd at mail.nih.gov>

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