| Item |
Normal Value |
Source |
| Daily food consumption |
10 - 12 g/100 g |
Van Hoosier and McPherson
|
| Diet peculiarities |
None |
|
| Daily water consumption |
8 - 10 ml/100 g |
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Dietary protein |
15% |
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Daily urinary output |
6 - 12 ml |
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Life span |
18 - 24 months |
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Weight, adult male |
85 - 130 g |
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Weight, adult female |
95 - 150 g |
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Birth weight |
2.4 - 3.0 g |
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Breeding age, female |
8 - 12 weeks (90 - 100 g) |
James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin
M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press,
1984. |
| Breeding age, male |
6 - 8 weeks (90 g) |
James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin
M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press,
1984. |
| Estrous cycle |
3 - 4 days, polyestrous |
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Gestation |
15 - 19 days, avg 16 |
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Weaning age |
21 days, 35 g |
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Begin dry food |
7 - 9 days |
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Litter size |
4 - 16 |
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Time to remate |
4 days |
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Breeding life, female |
1 yr |
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Breeding life, male |
1 yr |
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Mating ratio |
Pairs; 1 male — 3 - 4 females |
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Chromosome number |
44 |
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Rectal temperature |
37 - 38° C |
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Respiration rate |
40 - 120 breaths/min, avg 74 |
Svendsen and Hau |
| Heart rate |
250 - 500 beats/min, avg 375 |
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Blood volume |
65 - 80 ml/kg, 6-9% body wt |
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Maximum safe bleed |
5.5 ml/kg |
Formulary |
| Red blood cells |
7.5 ± 1.4 x 106/mL
|
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Hemoglobin |
16.8 ± 1.2 g/dl |
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Packed cell volume |
52 ± 2.3% |
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| Platelets |
4.1 ± 0.75 x 105/mL
|
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
| White blood cells |
7.6 ± 1.3 x 103/mL
|
Van Hoosier and McPherson |
