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THE choice of the strain of laboratory animal has been examined by Chai1, by Biggers, McLaren and Michie2, and by Becker3. Much of the discussion in these papers involved the choice of mice of inbred strains or those of the F1 generation for bioassay. In addition, Becker and Berg4–6 have reported tests which were designed to determine which sex and strain of chickens produced the most sensitive nutritional experiments.
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BECKER, W., BEARSE, G. All-or-none Traits and the Sensitivity of Experiments. Nature 205, 110 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/205110a0
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