Body Weight Information for C57BL/6NJ (005304)

JAX® Mice Strain - C57BL/6NJ

Stock Number 005304

005304

Groups of 80 males and 80 females were weighed weekly.  Mice were fed a diet containing 6% fat (LabDiet 5K52 formulation). Values represent mean and one standard deviation. Ages are ± 3 days.

  Body Weight
(grams; mean ± st. dev.)
Age (weeks) Males Females
3 9.9 ± 2.0 9.4 ± 1.9
4 16.8 ± 2.7 14.3 ± 1.7
5 21.1 ± 1.6 17.0 ± 1.2
6 24.0 ± 1.0 18.2 ± 1.4
7 25.2 ± 1.3 19.3 ± 1.1
8 26.2 ± 1.2 20.3 ± 1.2
9 27.4 ± 1.4 20.8 ± 1.4
10 28.0 ± 1.9 21.4 ± 1.4
11 29.4 ± 1.6 22.1 ± 1.8
12 30.2 ± 1.9 23.0 ± 1.6
13 30.9 ± 1.9 23.9 ± 2.0
14 31.6 ± 2.2 24.1 ± 2.1
15 32.3 ± 2.2 24.5 ± 2.4
16 33.3 ± 2.5 25.1 ± 2.4