Swiss Webster mouse - CFW®, Crl:CFW(SW)
Nomenclature: Crl:CFW(SW)
Type: Outbred mice
Origin: This stock resulted from the selective inbreeding by Dr. Leslie Webster using foundation animals from a large colony of Swiss mice maintained at Rockefeller Institute following importation from Switzerland in 1926. To Carworth Farms from Rockefeller Institute. Highly inbred at the time they were acquired by Carworth. This line was 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 CFW colony.
Coat color: White (albino)
Strain code: 024
Ideal for: General multipurpose model, safety and efficacy testing
Bred in: US
Health reports: Using strain nomenclature find the strain at links below
*Photos provided courtesy of Charles River