DA
Strain details
Nomenclature DA/Ozarc
Common name DA
Synonyms Dark Agouti
Strain Inbred
Coat colour Agouti (A, B, C, H)
Species Rat
Genetic background -
Location Area Oz4
MHC haplotype: RT1av1
Uses include:
Studies on transplantable salivary gland adenocarcinomas
Studies on transplantation immunology
Studies on autoimmune disease (eg thyroiditis).
Occasional hydrocephalus.
Good breeding performance.
In 1997 this strain was replaced with DA rats imported from Bantin & Kingman, UK.
Substrain of DA bred at Animal Resources Centre (ARC), Australia
Received from ARC in 2023.
Used for the studies on transplantable salivary gland adenocarcinomas, transplantation immunology, autoimmune disease (eg. thyroiditis); occasional hydrocephalus
DA DA/Ozarc
WKS MALE FEMALE
3 23 - 45 22 - 36
4 32 - 70 29 - 56
5 48 - 109 50 - 83
6 63 - 144 73 - 111
7 98 - 172 93 - 126
8 132 - 202 113 - 147
9 153 - 224 123 - 156
10 172 - 245 133 - 165
11 182 - 254 137 - 174
12 193 - 268 149 - 185
13 202 - 258 158 - 188
14 208 - 270 159 - 191
Rat images are representative only. Actual phenotypes may vary based on genotype, sex, age, husbandry, health status, and other factors.
