Mar 14, 2019 | Scientific Posters
Normal Physiological and Pathological Values for the Sinclair Miniature Swine Abstract The Sinclair miniature swine (SMS) is the oldest strain of miniature swine developed for research; it is one of the smallest as well. In an effort to generate a database of baseline...
Mar 14, 2019 | Scientific Posters
Normal Data on Selected Lineages of Miniature Swine Abstract In an effort to further support biomedical research, we recently updated a comprehensive dataset on normal data(reference intervals or ranges) for our four lineages of miniature swine. Included are Yucatan,...
Mar 13, 2019 | Scientific Posters
Comparative Photomicrographic Examination of Integument From Eight Species of Mammals Including Two Lineages of Research Miniswine Abstract Introduction: Skin is the largest organ in the body. Animals have skin which is generally similar to human skin, however,...
Mar 13, 2019 | Scientific Posters
Normal Organ Weight Data for the Yucatan Miniature Swine Abstract Swine have been used extensively in research because of correlated similarities to humans. Miniature swine offer many distinct advantages for researchers but reference normal data is sometimes lacking...
Mar 13, 2019 | Scientific Posters
Characterization of Normal Skin Thickness for Various Body Regions, Ages and Genders of Yucatan Miniature Swine Abstract Dermatology is an extremely important field as the skin of humans and animals plays a life sparing protective role. The skin is the largest organ...
Mar 13, 2019 | Scientific Posters
Normal Physiological Values for Hanford Miniature Swine Abstract The miniature swine have been increasingly recognized as a non-rodent model in regulatory toxicity. Members of the FDA have even published on the use of miniature swine as an alternative to canine and...
Mar 12, 2019 | Scientific Posters
Histopathological Background Findings in Hanford Miniature Swine Abstract The miniature swine are increasingly recognized as a non-rodent model for regulatory toxicity studies. For the use of the miniature swine in toxicology, it is critical to develop a central...
Mar 8, 2019 | Scientific Posters
Preventing Process Drift While Improving Animal Welfare: Impact of Procedures Improvement in a Cat Colony Abstract Process drift occurs when a procedure becomes altered as it is passed down through laboratory personnel. Reviewing and changing procedures can provide...
Feb 22, 2019 | Scientific Posters
Genetic Selection of Phenotype for Body Weight in the Miniature Swine Abstract Miniature swine have many advantages over other species for biomedical research such as their anatomical and physiological similarities to humans. However, one of the disadvantages of the...
Feb 22, 2019 | Scientific Posters
Assessment of Sexual Maturity in Three Lineages of Miniature Swine Abstract Acute dermal irritation was induced and characterized in white Sinclair and Hanford minipigs (N = 2 per breed per study, 3-4 months old, all females) using a variety of known human irritants...
