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Preferred temp for lab rodents
21 degrees C
Preferred ratio of hours for darkness and light for most lab rodents
12:12
Young of altricial rodents have hair and open eyes when
Hair at 1 wk
Eyes at 2 wks
Have no postpartum estrus
hamsters
rodents practice coprophagy primarily to recover
B Vitamins
The brown fat tissue of lab rodent is to store
glycogen
Sendai virus is
paramyxovirus
Tyzzers disease caused by
Clostridium piliforme
gestation of rabbit
30 days
gestation of guinea pig
68 days
gestation of mouse
21 days
Wt of male mouse and rat
male rat 500g
male mouse 30g
Murine respiratory mycoplasmosis caused by
Mycoplasma pulmonis
To prevent ringtail in rats
keep humidity > 50%
Hamster dentition
1003/1003
Hamsters gestation, estrus cycle and # of litter
16 days gestation
4-5 days estrus
5-9 litter
Gerbils gestation, estrus cycle, and # litter
24 days gestation
4-5 days estrus
4-5 litter
Common hamster disease causes what symptom
diarrhea
Hamster avg life span
2 years
Gerbil avg life span
3 years
Guinea pigs do not nurse for
the first 12-24 hours
IM amount for guinea pigs
0.3ml
Rabbit dentition
2033/1023
Snuffles caused by
pasteurella multococida
Corza is a symptom of
snuffles
Rabbits are what type of ovulators
induced ovulators
Male guinea pig is called
Boar
Female rabbit is called
Doe
Rabbit gestation
30 days
Cavies
Guinea pig
mus musculus
mouse
Rabbit ear mite
Psoroptes
Has large precocious young
guinea pig
Has immune system deficiency
nude mice
Type of cage used to separate urine and feces
Metabolism
Nuetered female ferret called
sprite
Young mice and rats called
pups
Hamster have what color urine
cream colored
Smallest hamster
dwarf
Lagomorph means
double pair of upper incisors
Which animal is a lagomorph
rabbit
Gerbils are prone to what from burrowing activity
nasal dermatitis
New world monkey commonly used in research
squirrel
Ferret is what type of ovulator
induced ovulator
Is monogamous and mate for life
gerbil
SCID mice lack
B & T cells
How many generations of brother sister mating create inbred strain
20
Trichobezoars are commonly associated with what in rabbits
overfeeding pellets
Nude mice lack
thymus gland
Pregnancy toxemia commonly seen in
rabbits
what is occuring in animal with pregnancy toxemia
ketosis
All blood cells are what is birds
nucleated
Mouse hepatitis virus caused by
corona virus
Gastric ulcers in ferrets caused by
Helicobacter mustelae
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RVT Exam - Lab Animals
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lab animals
Updated
2010-07-20T00:25:05Z
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