The phrase 'strain of animals' is correct and usable in written English.
This phrase is typically used to refer to a particular breed or variety of animal, or a group of animals that have similar characteristics. For example: "This strain of animals is known for its intelligence and loyalty."
Influential breeders, among them Arthur Hancock of Kentucky and George Strawbridge of Pennsylvania, said the repeated use of diuretics and painkillers on young horses has resulted in a weaker strain of animals more prone to injury and is responsible for a general decline in the quality of American-bred animals.
Most laboratory mice don't live long enough to go bald or grey, but a strain of animals missing an enzyme linked to cellular aging look like they could use a bit of Clairol or Rogaine.
Genetic responsiveness (e.g. sex or strain of animals) or in-flight environmental conditions other than microgravity (e.g. pCO2 levels) may have elicited different bone adaptations in STS-131 and Bion-M1 mice.
It is known that light-induced phase-shifts are maximum in the early night in this strain of animals [24].
More than 50 genes associated with heart rhythm have been identified in mice [25], and differences by sex and strain of animals have also been found [26].
The necrosis profiles of the ischemic limbs were variable among subjects even when the same surgery protocol and the same strain of animals were used [26].
The functional recovery of animals subject to experimental spinal cord injury (SCI) is dependent on the injury model as well as the species and strain of animal used.
Important considerations are differences in the strain of animal used, diet and housing practices, rigorousness of test procedures, dose selection, histopathology procedures, application of historical control data, statistical evaluations and whether statistical extrapolations are supported by, or are beyond the limits of, the data generated.
The species (in the case of primates) or strain of animal used was reported by 99% of all 271 studies assessed (see Table 6), with 74% of all studies reporting the sex of the animals (see Table 7).
The first strain of animal origin was identified in 1997 in swine in the United States (3 ).
The occurrence of autoimmunity in animal studies depends on the dose, chemical form or strain of animal.
