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Taconic Health Report - Quality Laboratory Animals and Services for Research 3/26/07 & 9/12/06

Production Site: Germantown, New York
Health Report Group (HRG): IBU15
Locations in HRG: I01501, I01503
Date Location First Occupied: Mar/26/2007
Taconic Health Standard: Murine Pathogen Free
Date of Issue: Feb/20/2008
Species and # Lines Present:

Mice: 5 Lines
Rats: 1 Line

Transferred From: Gnotobiotic Center, I00401
Animal Lines: CONTRACT ANIMALS-MICE(5 LINES),
CONTRACT ANIMALS-RATS(1 LINES)

Latest Test Date is the date animals are removed from the colony to begin the health testing process.
Compilation of all results for web posting may take several weeks.

Target Organism Test
Frequency		 Testing
Laboratory

 Test
Method		 Species
Tested
M = Mice
R = Rats		 Latest
Test Date		 Latest
Result
#positive/
#tested		 2008
Cumulative
Results
#positive/
#tested		 Results
#positive/
#tested		 2006
Results
#positive/
#tested
Viruses
Mouse Hepatitis Virus (MHV) 2 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M Jan/29/2008 0/1 0/4 0/31 -
Mouse Minute [parvo] Virus (MMV) 2 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M Jan/29/2008 0/1 0/4 0/31 -
Mouse Parvovirus (MPV) 2 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M Jan/29/2008 0/1 0/4 0/31 -
Mouse Rotavirus (EDIM) 2 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M Jan/29/2008 0/1 0/4 0/31 -
Kilham's Rat Virus (KRV) 2 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA R Jan/29/2008 0/5 0/17 0/73 -
Rat Coronavirus (RCV) 2 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA R Jan/29/2008 0/5 0/17 0/73 -
Rat Minutevirus (RMV) 2 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA R Jan/29/2008 0/5 0/17 0/73 -
Rat Parvovirus (RPV) 2 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA R Jan/29/2008 0/5 0/17 0/73 -
Sialodacryoadenitis Virus (SDAV) 2 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA R Jan/29/2008 0/5 0/17 0/73 -
Toolan's H-1 Parvovirus (TH1) 2 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA R Jan/29/2008 0/5 0/17 0/73 -
Encephalomyelitis Virus (GD7) 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Pneumonia Virus of Mice (PVM) 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Sendai Virus 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCM) 13 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M Jan/15/2008 0/2 0/2 0/10 -
Murine Norovirus (MNV) 13 weeks RADIL MFI M Jan/15/2008 0/2 0/2 0/10 -
Ectromelia Virus 26 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M Dec/04/2007 0/2 - 0/10 -
Hantaan Virus 26 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Dec/04/2007 0/9 - 0/27 -
Mouse Adenovirus (FL) (MAV1) 26 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Dec/04/2007 0/9 - 0/27 -
Mouse Adenovirus (K87) (MAV2) 26 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Dec/04/2007 0/9 - 0/27 -
Mouse Cytomegalovirus (MCMV) 26 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Dec/04/2007 0/2 - 0/10 -
Respiratory Enteric Virus III (REO3) 26 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Dec/04/2007 0/9 - 0/27 -
K Virus 52 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M Jun/19/2007 0/3 - 0/8 -
Lactic Dehydrogenase Elevating Virus (LDHV) 52 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CHEM M Jun/19/2007 0/3 - 0/8 -
Polyoma Virus 52 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M Jun/19/2007 0/3 - 0/8 -
Thymic Virus 52 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 IFA M Jun/19/2007 0/3 - 0/8 -
Bacteria, Mycoplasma, Fungi
Beta hemolytic Streptococcus 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Bordetella bronchiseptica 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Citrobacter rodentium 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M Jan/15/2008 0/2 0/2 0/14 -
Clostridium piliforme 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Corynebacterium kutscheri 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Klebsiella oxytoca 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Klebsiella pneumoniae 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Mycoplasma sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Pasteurella pneumotropica 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Other Pasteurella sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Jan/15/2008 4/9 4/9 18/44 -
Salmonella sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Staphylococcus aureus 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Streptobacillus moniliformis 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 PCR M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Streptococcus pneumoniae 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Cilia Associated Respiratory Bacillus (CARB) 13 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/27 -
Corynebacterium bovis ** 13 weeks   CULT M, R - - - - -
Helicobacter hepaticus & H. bilis 13 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 PCR M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/27 -
Other Helicobacter sp. 13 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 PCR M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/27 -
Pneumocystis carinii 26 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 PCR R Dec/04/2007 0/7 - 0/17 -
Pneumocystis murina 26 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 PCR M Dec/04/2007 0/2 - 0/10 -
Parasites
Aspiculuris sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Eimeria sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 FLOT M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Entamoeba muris 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Giardia muris 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Hymenolepis sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 FLOT M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Liponyssus sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Myobia sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Myocoptes sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Notoedres sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Polyplax sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Psorergates sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Radfordia sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Rodentolepis sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 FLOT M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Spironucleus sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Syphacia sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Trichomonads 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -
Trichosomoides crassicauda 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR R Jan/15/2008 0/7 0/7 0/30 -
Klossiella muris 13 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 HIST M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/27 -
Encephalitozoon cuniculi 52 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Jun/19/2007 0/8 - 0/18 -
Histopathology
Ileum 13 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 HIST M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/27 -
Kidney 13 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 HIST M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 3/27 c -
Liver 13 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 HIST M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/27 -
Lung 13 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 HIST M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/27 -
Other N/A Taconic
Rockville		 N/A M, R Jul/24/2007 0/6 - 0/6 -
Gross Pathology
Necropsy Findings 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 N/A M, R Jan/15/2008 0/9 0/9 0/44 -

** Corynebacterium bovis is tested in immunodeficient (mice with scid or nude mutation; rats with nude mutation) animals only

  1. Rats Only
  2. Chronic Nephrosis
  3. Mineralization
  4. Nephritis and/or Tubular Necrosis
  5. Focal Hepatitis
  6. Perivascular Lymphoid Aggregates
  7. Pneumonitis
  8. Tumor
  9. Helicobacter bilis (only)
  10. Helicobacter hepaticus (only)
  11. Helicobacter bilis & hepaticus
  12. Renal Cyst

Approved By:Jeffrey J. Lohmiller, DVM, MS, DACLAM (signature)

Do you have questions about this health report?
Taconic USA Operations: 1-518-537-5200 Taconic Europe Operations: +45-70-23-0405
VetServ@taconic.com
© Taconic 2006 All rights reserved

Production Site: Germantown, New York
Health Report Group (HRG): IBU3
Locations in HRG: I01301
Date Location First Occupied: Sep/12/2006
Taconic Health Standard: Murine Pathogen Free
Date of Issue: Feb/20/2008
Species and # Lines Present:

Mice: 4 Lines

Transferred From: Gnotobiotic Center
Animal Lines: CONTRACT ANIMALS-MICE(4 LINES)

Latest Test Date is the date animals are removed from the colony to begin the health testing process.
Compilation of all results for web posting may take several weeks.

Target Organism Test
Frequency		 Testing
Laboratory

 Test
Method		 Species
Tested
M = Mice
R = Rats		 Latest
Test Date		 Latest
Result
#positive/
#tested		 2008
Cumulative
Results
#positive/
#tested		 Results
#positive/
#tested		 2006
Results
#positive/
#tested
Viruses
Mouse Hepatitis Virus (MHV) 2 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M Feb/05/2008 0/2 0/4 0/69 0/7
Mouse Minute [parvo] Virus (MMV) 2 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M Feb/05/2008 0/2 0/4 0/69 0/7
Mouse Parvovirus (MPV) 2 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M Feb/05/2008 0/2 0/4 0/69 0/7
Mouse Rotavirus (EDIM) 2 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M Feb/05/2008 0/2 0/4 0/69 0/7
Kilham's Rat Virus (KRV) 2 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA R Feb/05/2008 0/2 0/4 0/49 0/7
Rat Coronavirus (RCV) 2 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA R Feb/05/2008 0/2 0/4 0/49 0/7
Rat Minutevirus (RMV) 2 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA R Feb/05/2008 0/2 0/4 0/49 0/7
Rat Parvovirus (RPV) 2 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA R Feb/05/2008 0/2 0/4 0/49 0/7
Sialodacryoadenitis Virus (SDAV) 2 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA R Feb/05/2008 0/2 0/4 0/49 0/7
Toolan's H-1 Parvovirus (TH1) 2 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA R Feb/05/2008 0/2 0/4 0/49 0/7
Encephalomyelitis Virus (GD7) 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Pneumonia Virus of Mice (PVM) 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Sendai Virus 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCM) 13 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M Oct/02/2007 0/4 - 0/17 0/5
Murine Norovirus (MNV) 13 weeks RADIL MFI M Oct/02/2007 0/4 - 0/17 0/5
Ectromelia Virus 26 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M Jul/10/2007 0/4 - 0/9 0/5
Hantaan Virus 26 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Jul/10/2007 0/4 - 0/14 0/5
Mouse Adenovirus (FL) (MAV1) 26 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Jul/10/2007 0/4 - 0/14 0/5
Mouse Adenovirus (K87) (MAV2) 26 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Jul/10/2007 0/4 - 0/14 0/5
Mouse Cytomegalovirus (MCMV) 26 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Jul/10/2007 0/4 - 0/9 0/10
Respiratory Enteric Virus III (REO3) 26 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Jul/10/2007 0/5 - 0/5 0/5
K Virus 52 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M Jan/23/2007 0/5 - 0/5 0/5
Lactic Dehydrogenase Elevating Virus (LDHV) 52 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CHEM M Jan/23/2007 0/5 - 0/5 0/5
Polyoma Virus 52 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M Jan/23/2007 0/5 - 0/5 0/5
Thymic Virus 52 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 IFA M Jan/23/2007 0/5 - 0/5 0/5
Bacteria, Mycoplasma, Fungi
Beta hemolytic Streptococcus 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Bordetella bronchiseptica 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Citrobacter rodentium 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M Nov/13/2007 0/4 - 0/33 0/5
Clostridium piliforme 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Corynebacterium kutscheri 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Klebsiella oxytoca 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Klebsiella pneumoniae 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Mycoplasma sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Pasteurella pneumotropica 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Other Pasteurella sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Salmonella sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Staphylococcus aureus 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Streptobacillus moniliformis 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 PCR M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Streptococcus pneumoniae 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Cilia Associated Respiratory Bacillus (CARB) 13 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Oct/02/2007 0/6 - 0/26 0/10
Corynebacterium bovis ** 13 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 CULT M, R Apr/17/2007 0/6 - 0/6 -
Helicobacter hepaticus & H. bilis 13 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 PCR M, R Oct/02/2007 0/6 - 0/26 0/10
Other Helicobacter sp. 13 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 PCR M, R Oct/02/2007 0/6 - 0/26 0/10
Pneumocystis carinii 26 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 PCR R Jan/23/2007 0/5 - 0/5 0/5
Pneumocystis murina 26 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 PCR M Jul/10/2007 0/4 - 0/9 0/5
Parasites
Aspiculuris sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Eimeria sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 FLOT M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Entamoeba muris 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Giardia muris 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Hymenolepis sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 FLOT M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Liponyssus sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Myobia sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Myocoptes sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Notoedres sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Polyplax sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Psorergates sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Radfordia sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Rodentolepis sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 FLOT M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Spironucleus sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Syphacia sp. 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Trichomonads 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR M, R Nov/13/2007 0/6 - 0/48 0/10
Trichosomoides crassicauda 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 MICR R Nov/13/2007 0/2 - 0/15 0/5
Klossiella muris 13 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 HIST M, R Oct/02/2007 0/6 - 0/26 0/10
Encephalitozoon cuniculi 52 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 ELISA M, R Jan/23/2007 0/10 - 0/10 0/10
Histopathology
Ileum 13 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 HIST M, R Oct/02/2007 0/6 - 0/26 0/10
Kidney 13 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 HIST M, R Oct/02/2007 0/6 - 0/26 0/10 f
Liver 13 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 HIST M, R Oct/02/2007 0/6 - 0/26 0/10 f
Lung 13 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 HIST M, R Nov/13/2007 1/6 - 1/26 f 0/10 f
Other N/A Taconic
Rockville		 N/A M, R Jul/26/2007 0/2 - 0/48 0/10
Gross Pathology
Necropsy Findings 6 weeks Taconic
Rockville		 N/A M, R Nov/13/2007 0/2 - 0/48 0/10

** Corynebacterium bovis is tested in immunodeficient (mice with scid or nude mutation; rats with nude mutation) animals only

  1. Rats Only
  2. Chronic Nephrosis
  3. Mineralization
  4. Nephritis and/or Tubular Necrosis
  5. Focal Hepatitis
  6. Perivascular Lymphoid Aggregates
  7. Pneumonitis
  8. Tumor
  9. Helicobacter bilis (only)
  10. Helicobacter hepaticus (only)
  11. Helicobacter bilis & hepaticus
  12. Renal Cysts

Approved By: Jeffrey J. Lohmiller, DVM, MS, DACLAM (signature)

Do you have questions about this health report?
Taconic USA Operations: 1-518-537-5200 Taconic Europe Operations: +45-70-23-0405
VetServ@taconic.com
© Taconic 2006 All rights reserved
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