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NORMATIVE VALUES: THE GUINEA PIG

Item Normal Value Source
Daily food consumption 6 g/100 g James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Diet peculiarities Vitamin C required Wagner and Manning
Daily water consumption 10 ml/100 g James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Dietary protein 25 - 30% Wagner and Manning
Daily urinary output 15 - 75 ml Wagner and Manning
Life span 3 - 4 yr James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Weight, adult male 900 - 1000 g James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Weight, adult female 700 - 900 g James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Birth weight 60 - 115 g James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Breeding age, female 2 - 3 months (350 - 450 g) James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Breeding age, male 3 - 4 months (600 - 700 g) James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Estrous cycle 15 - 17 days James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Gestation 59 - 72 days James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Weaning age 14 - 28 days (180 g) James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Begin dry food 4 - 5 days Wagner and Manning
Litter size 2 - 5 Wagner and Manning
Time to remate Postpartum Wagner and Manning
Breeding life, female 18 - 20 months James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Mating ratio Pairs; 1 male — 3 - 10 females Wagner and Manning
Chromosome number 64 Wagner and Manning
Rectal temperature 37.2 - 39.5° C James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Respiration rate 42 - 104 breaths/min James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Heart rate 230 - 380 beats/min James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Blood volume 69 - 75 ml/kg James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Maximum safe bleed 7.7 ml/kg Formulary
Red blood cells 5.4 x 106/mL James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Hemoglobin 13.4 g/dl James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Packed cell volume 43% James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Platelets 2.5 - 8.5 x 105/mL James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
White blood cells 9.9 x 103/mL James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
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