Body Weight Information for BALB/cByJ (001026)

JAX® Mice Strain - BALB/cByJ

Stock Number 001026

001026

90 male and 90 female mice were obtained at weaning (birthdate +/- 3 days) from two barrier levels (standard and maximum) from both Bar Harbor and Sacramento facilities, and weighed weekly until the oldest age held in inventory. The mice were maintained on a diet containing 6% fat (LabDiet® 5K52 formulation).

Age (weeks) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Females Mean 12.5 15.9 18.4 19.3 20.5 20.9 21.5 22.4 22.8 23.4
St Dev 1.7 2.0 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.3
Males Mean 12.8 17.6 20.8 22.8 24.5 25.5 26.4 27.2 28.2 28.6
St Dev 2.0 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.0