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what is the scientific name for a rat

Rattus norvegicus
what is a rats temperature

~99.5 F
what is a rats life span

2.5-4 years
outbred stains
- Sprague-Dawley
- Long Evan Wistor
inbred strains
- Fisher 344
- Lewis
what research are rats used for
- nutrition
- behavioral
- diabetes
- cancer
- obesity
- hypertension
what identifications do they use on rats
- cage card
- ear notching
- stains and dyes-usually on tail
handling and restraints on a rat
- grasp the rats head between your index and middle finger. hold the tail with your other hand
- can scuff but doesn't work well
- life jacket method
cage type for a rat
- solid bottom
- show box
- wired top
temperature in animal room for rats

65-75 F
humidity in animal room for rats

40-60%
bedding for rats
- corn cob
- cellulose
- wood shaving
photo period or light in animal room for rats

12-14 hours
ventilation rate in animals room for rats

10-15 air changes per hour
water consumption for a rat
- rodent chow
- same as mice
feeding requirements for rats

15g per 100g weight per day
what should the protein content be for rats

20-25% with 4% fat
copraphagia?

yes
estrous cycle
- 4-5 days
- continuously polyestrous
gestation time for rats

22 days
litter size for rats

6-12
cannibalism

yes can eat youngs if stressed
how are they born

precocial
behavioral patterns
- very social
- love to burrow
- nocturnal
- enjoy climbing
- do better in groups
special techniques
- IM
- IP
- SQ
- IV
- gavaging
blood sampling
- orbital bleeds
- better tail vein than mice
- jug vein
- lateral saphenous
commonly used anesthetics
- isoflurane
- acepormazine
- diazepam
- ketamine
- xylazine
- propofol
how to measure anesthetic depth
- whisker movement in a response to a puff of air
- toe or nail pinch failure to withdraw
diseases
- same as mouse
- sendai
- tyzzer's disease
- pasteurellosis
- mycoplasmosis
parasites and special considerations
- coccidia
- thorny-headed worms: intestinal parasites
- mites
- fleas
- malocculsion
- barbering
- ringtail
- red tears
ringtail
- ring like pattern on the tail
- annular constriction of the tail caused by low humidity
red tears
- reddish material in saliva is in tears
- material is porphyria
- non-clinical
social enrichment
- tissues
- tubes
- boxes
- houses

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test in lab animal on rats test number 3

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2013-07-22T22:17:26Z

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