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Temporary Suspension of International Shipping of Live Animals
Weather and high temperatures are also affecting domestic shipping so expect delays. The welfare of the animals is our top priority.
July 08, 2024
Effective immediately: Due to continued weather-related issues negatively impacting the safety, reliability, and cost of shipping, we are temporarily suspending international shipments of live animals. Orders may still be placed but they will not be filled until after September 1, 2024. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. Weather and high temperatures are also affecting domestic shipping so expect delays. The welfare of the animals is our top priority.
Laboratory Animal Genetic Reporting (LAG-R) Guidelines Published
July 07, 2024
The LAG-R framework (Laboratory Animal Genetic Reporting) is a set of guidelines to support more complete documentation of the genetic make-up of animals of all species that are used in research, with the aim of bolstering reproducibility, reliability, and overall scientific rigor. See Nature Communications (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49439-y).
RRRC at Allied Genetics Conference (TAGC24)
February 20, 2024
Stop by Booth 626 in the Exhibitor Hall at the Allied Genetics Conference (TAGC24) in National Harbor/Washington DC Metro Area on March 6-10, 2024 to discuss how the RRRC can help facilitate your research.
GRCr8: A new rat reference assembly is now available.
February 05, 2024
GRCr8 (GenBank NCBI # GCA_036323735.1) is the latest version of the rat reference genome assembly. See the Genome Reference Consortium (GRC) blog for more details.
Happy World Rat Day!
April 4, 2023 is World Rat Day! The RRRC would like to acknowledge the important contributions to science and medicine made possible by the use of rats in biomedical research.
April 04, 2023
Terms and Conditions
1. If this strain is accepted, I agree, in a timely fashion, to:
a. provide a detailed genotyping protocol and complete the breeding and husbandry form
b. complete and submit the standard RRRC Donor Material Transfer Agreement (see Donor MTA) for my strain, which details the formal agreement between me, my institution and the RRRC for preservation and redistribution of my strain
c. provide a recent health status report in advance of shipping this rat strain to the assigned facility
d. provide this strain, within six months, in a single shipment of live rats or cryopreserved materials in the form and quantities that I have agreed to provide to the RRRC facility
e. take responsibility for the cost of preparation and shipment of my rat strain to the RRRC facility.
2. If I transfer my strain via cryopreserved embryos or germplasm, I accept the risk that it may not be possible to resuscitate my strain.
3. I accept that the RRRC will maintain my strain as appropriate for the overall benefit of the entire strain repository resource, and that my strain may be maintained as a cryopreserved-only archive if demand is inadequate to justify maintenance of a breeding colony.
4. I accept that there is a remote risk that it may not be possible to recover my strain from the cryo-repository. I understand that the RRRC will make a reasonable effort at resuscitation and I will not hold the RRRC responsible for the loss of my strain.
5. I agree, when appropriate, to refer requests for my strain or material to the RRRC and to cite the RRRC as the supplying source in future publications referring to this strain.
a. provide a detailed genotyping protocol and complete the breeding and husbandry form
b. complete and submit the standard RRRC Donor Material Transfer Agreement (see Donor MTA) for my strain, which details the formal agreement between me, my institution and the RRRC for preservation and redistribution of my strain
c. provide a recent health status report in advance of shipping this rat strain to the assigned facility
d. provide this strain, within six months, in a single shipment of live rats or cryopreserved materials in the form and quantities that I have agreed to provide to the RRRC facility
e. take responsibility for the cost of preparation and shipment of my rat strain to the RRRC facility.
2. If I transfer my strain via cryopreserved embryos or germplasm, I accept the risk that it may not be possible to resuscitate my strain.
3. I accept that the RRRC will maintain my strain as appropriate for the overall benefit of the entire strain repository resource, and that my strain may be maintained as a cryopreserved-only archive if demand is inadequate to justify maintenance of a breeding colony.
4. I accept that there is a remote risk that it may not be possible to recover my strain from the cryo-repository. I understand that the RRRC will make a reasonable effort at resuscitation and I will not hold the RRRC responsible for the loss of my strain.
5. I agree, when appropriate, to refer requests for my strain or material to the RRRC and to cite the RRRC as the supplying source in future publications referring to this strain.
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