Laboratory rabbits

New Zealand white rabbit  NZW
HsdIf:NZW
HsdOkd:NZW

Albino. Derived from three commercial UK sources of New Zealand White rabbits. Through acquisition of Interfauna UK to Harlan in 1995. Harlan became Envigo in 2015.

Characteristics

• Litter average: 8,5
• Production software for tracing individual rabbit lineage
• Individual identification via tattoo, or microchip on request

Research use

• Toxicology, Dermatology
• Biomedical research
• Atherosclerosis
• Cardiovascular
• Teratology
• Opthalmology, Osteology
• Antibody production
• Renal studies

Other available data

• Hematology