CF-1™ Mouse,Crl:CF1

Nomenclature: Crl:CF1

Type: Outbred mice

Origin: Obtained by Carworth Farms from a Missouri laboratory. Not descended from “Swiss” mice from Rockefeller Institute (probably of wild albino origin). Intensively inbred by Carworth for over 20 generations. This line was then reduced to a single pair and progeny outbred from that point forward to form a new stock. To Charles River in 1974 from a representative cross section of the Carworth CF-1 colony.

Coat color: White (albino)

Strain code: 023

Ideal for: General multipurpose model, safety and efficacy testing, infectious disease model

Bred in: US

Health reports: Using strain nomenclature find the strain at links below

• animals health reports bred in Charles River US 

*Photos provided courtesy of Charles River