MONITOR AGED RODENTS FOR THE NIA

NIA支持几个老年大鼠和小鼠群体用于衰老研究。本合同的目的是对nih支持的、由承包商维护的老年大鼠和小鼠群体的健康状况进行独立监督。本合同将提供独立于蜂群承包商提供的健康监测之外的监测。目的是确认菌落承包商报告的结果，作为解决动物卫生问题的研究资源，并就动物卫生管理措施提供意见。每年需要测试的动物数量取决于每年正在运行的合同殖民地的数量。这份合同包括五个群体：Fisher 344老鼠群体；多基因型小鼠群体；热量限制群体（大鼠和小鼠）；杂交大鼠群体；并建立了新的突变小鼠衰老群体。

The NIA supports several colonies of aged rats and mice for use in research on aging. The purpose ofthis contract is to provide independent surveillance of the health status ofNIAsupported, contractor-maintained colonies ofaged rats and mice. This contract will provide monitoring which is independent ofand in addition to the health monitoring that the colony contractor provides. The aim is to provide confirmation of results reported by the colony contractor, to serve as a research resource for resolution of questions on animal health, and to provide advice on animal health management practices. The number of animals to be tested each year is dependent on the number of contract colonies in operation each year. There are five colonies to be covered by this contract: the Fisher 344 rat colony; the multi-genotypic mouse colony; the caloric-restricted colony (rat and mouse); the hybrid rat colony; and the new mutant mouse aging colony when it is established.