Health status reports

Overview

JAX® Mice are bred within and shipped from multiple breeding rooms, either from The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, or from The Jackson Laboratory—West in Sacramento, California. All shipments of JAX® Mice are accompanied by Health Status Reports (also available as PDF files, see below). These reports are updated monthly and organized on the basis of the shipping room of origin, which is also generally the breeding room of origin. To determine which room houses a strain of interest, call Customer Service at 800-422-MICE (800-422-6423) or 207-288-5845 or see Index of JAX® Mice & Room Numbers, which lists strains in Production Facilities only.

Breeding rooms for JAX® Mice are maintained in our Production Facilities or Research Facilities. ALL mice coming into The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, from ANY outside source are received in a centralized quarantine facility where they are housed in isolators prior to rederivation; all incoming mice are rederived. Rederived mice are tested for - and proven free of - all mouse pathogens and selected opportunists (see List of Agents Monitored) prior to release into the Production or Research colonies. Individual animal housing rooms in the Production and Research facilities are maintained at different barrier levels (low barrier, RAF standard barrier, standard barrier, high barrier, maximum barrier, and isolator). See the overview of The Jackson Laboratory facility barrier levels for details.

Health status reports for production facilities

Mice maintained in our Production Facilities include the more commonly used strains. These mice are bred specifically for distribution to customers.

Select the area name from the list below to view its Health Status Report. The barrier level for each area appears next to its name (select the barrier level link to see an overview of the facility barrier level terminology):

Production facilities in Bar Harbor, Maine*:
Room- -Barrier Room- -Barrier Room- -Barrier Room- -Barrier
AX-1 Standard

AX-8

Standard MP-13 Standard

MP-20

Standard
AX-2 Maximum 

AX-9

Standard MP-14 Standard

MP-21

Standard
AX-3 High AX-10 Standard MP-15 Standard MP-23 Standard
AX-4 Standard

AX-27

 Maximum 

MP-16

Standard MP-24 High
AX-5 Standard

AX-28

 Maximum  MP-19 Standard
AX-6 Standard AX-29 Maximum 

RD

 Maximum 

AX-7

High AX-30 Maximum 
*The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine
 
Animal health statement for surgical suite, Bar Harbor, Maine
 
Production facilities in Sacramento, California**:
Room- -Barrier Room- -Barrier
RB20 (formerly WR1) Isolator RB09 (formerly WR4) Maximum
RB07 (formerly WR2) Isolator RB10 (formerly WR5) Maximum
RB08 (formerly WR3) Isolator
**The Jackson Laboratory—West in Sacramento, California

Health status reports for other areas

Facilities classified as "other areas" house small production-type colonies maintained primarily as in-house resources or as sources of lower-demand strains for distribution to customers.

Select the area name from the list below to view its Health Status Report. The barrier level for each area appears next to its name (select the barrier level link to see an overview of the facility barrier level terminology):

Other areas at The Jackson Laboratory*:

Room Name

Inventory Name**

 Barrier Level
AX-11

AX-11

 Maximum

AX-12

AX-12

 Maximum
FGB-27

F27

 Standard

FGB-29

F29

 Standard
G-1210

G10

 Maximum

G-1230

G30

 Maximum
SPF

SPF

 Maximum
*The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine
**Inventory names appear on invoices and shipping labels; if the inventory name differs from the room name, it is listed in this column.

Health status reports for research facilities

Mice maintained in our research facilities are maintained for different purposes. Some colonies consist of less commonly used strains that are bred specifically for distribution to customers or for in-house use. Other colonies consist of animals with a defined aerobic flora that are bred primarily as an in-house resource but that may be available in limited numbers for distribution to customers.

Select the area name from the list below to view its Health Status Report. The barrier level for each area appears next to its name (select the barrier level link to see an overview of the facility barrier level terminology):

Research facilities at The Jackson Laboratory*:

Room Name Inventory Name** Barrier Level   Room Name Inventory Name** Barrier Level
A-1 A1 Low   D-1

D1

 RAF Standard
A-2A A2A Low   FGB-3B

F3B

 Low
A-2B A2B Low   FGB-37

F37

 Low
A-5 A5 RAF Standard   FGB-39 F39 Low
A-6 A6 RAF Standard   FGB-44 F44 Low
A-7 A7 RAF Standard   G-3A

G3A

 RAF Standard
A-8 A8 RAF Standard   G-3B

G3B

 RAF Standard
B-1A B1A Low   G-90

G90

 Low
B-1B B1B Low   MGL-271

M271

 RAF Standard
B-2A B2A RAF Standard   MGL-273 M273 RAF Standard
B-2B B2B Low   MGL-275 M275 RAF Standard
B-6 B6 Low   MGL-277 M277 Low
B-7 B7 Low   MGL-371 M371 Low
B-8 B8 Low   MGL-373

M373

 Low
C-1A

C1A

 Low   MP-26 Low
 
*The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine
**Inventory names appear on invoices and shipping labels; if the inventory name differs from the room name, it is listed in this column.