Managing and maintaining your research animal colonies in-house can be challenging due to space constraints and resource allocation. Inotiv offers comprehensive contract breeding services, also known as custom breeding services, to alleviate these burdens and ensure the integrity of your genetically engineered animal models.

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Comprehensive Colony Management Solutions

Effective colony management is crucial for the consistency and reliability of your research outcomes. Inotiv provides tailored breeding colony management services, including:

• Strategic Breeding Planning: Developing customized breeding strategies to maintain genetic integrity and meet specific research cohort needs and timelines.
• Health Monitoring: Regular health assessments to detect and address any issues promptly, ensuring a robust colony.
• Genetic Drift Control: Implementing measures to prevent unwanted genetic variations, preserving the desired genotype and phenotype of your model.
• Diet, Bedding and Enrichment: Our rodent models are raised and maintained on Teklad diet, bedding, and enrichment products. Teklad diets can be customized to achieve your research goals.

Cryopreservation Services

Safeguard your valuable genetic lines with our cryopreservation services:

• Sperm and Embryo Cryopreservation: Cryopreserve male and female genetic materials to protect against genetic drift, disease, or unforeseen events.
• Secure Storage Solutions: Maintain cryopreserved materials in controlled environments, ensuring their viability for future use.

Efficient Rederivation Services

Restore or refresh your colonies with our rederivation offerings:

• Standard IVF Rederivation: Re-establish colonies from cryopreserved sperm efficiently, minimizing research disruptions.
• Custom Rederivation: Tailored solutions to meet specific research needs, whether rederiving from embryos or sperm.

Genotyping and Zygosity Testing

Ensure the genetic accuracy of your models with our testing services:

• Comprehensive Genetic Testing: Utilizing PCR, qPCR, and other advanced technologies to determine gene presence, point mutations, and zygosity status.
• Custom Assay Development: Providing assays tailored to your specific research requirements for seamless integration into your workflows.

Accelerated Breeding with Speed Congenics

Reduce breeding time by up to 50% with our speed congenics program:

• Rapid Generation Advancement: Utilizing advanced genetic selection to expedite the development of congenic lines.
• Resource Optimization: Achieve desired genetic backgrounds efficiently, conserving time and resources.

Quality Control and Assurance: Ensuring the Highest Standards

Inotiv maintains rigorous quality control and regular assurance processes to guarantee the health and genetic stability and well-being of your colonies.

Partner with Inotiv for reliable and customized contract breeding services, allowing you to focus on your research while we manage the complexities of colony maintenance.

For more information or to request a quote, please contact us at:

• North America: servicesPMG.US@inotiv.com
• Europe: servicesPMG.EU@inotiv.com