PVG Inbred Rat

Nomenclature: PVG/OlaHsd

PVG Inbred Rat Origin

• The PVG inbred rat was derived from Agriculture Research Council, Cambridge, United Kingdom; to OLAC, United Kingdom, in 1979; to Harlan Laboratories, Inc., United States, in 1992.

PVG Inbred Rat Characteristics

• Coat: Black-hooded
• Litter average: 4.5
• Docile disposition
• Haplotype: RT1^c

PVG Inbred Rat Research Use

• Susceptible to middle ear disease
• Resistant to autoimmune thyroiditis induction
• Inbred partner for several congenic strains

Harlan Laboratories' Production

• We maintain on  Teklad Global Diet 2018S within maximum security production facilities.