Mice Milking

Australia, 1960

Film
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Please be advised: this film contains scenes of animal restraint that some viewers may find disturbing.

This film, made by the Victorian Department of Agriculture, documents the process by which mice are milked in a laboratory at the Safe Research Farm in Werribee, for use in cancer research. The narrator explains that in mice, leukemia and mammary cancer are similar to cancer in humans and the virus is present in their milk. The mice milking machine in use in the film was developed by research officer Graeme Mein for demonstration in an open day at Werribee, based on those used by the National Cancer Institute, USA. The film shows laboratory technicians attaching a mouse to the machine and milking them.

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Credits

production company

Victoria. Dept. of Agriculture

Duration

00:05:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1960

Appears in

Group of items

Agricultural Collection

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2006711

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

MOV file H264; ACMI External Digital Access Copy

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

16mm film; Master

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