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-20 gallon sized for 1 rat
-wire 30" long x 18" wide x 28" deep
-lots of levels
-tissues, etc for making nests
- recycled newspaper, wood shaving, AVOID pine/cedar shaving
-cleaned every 2 weeks, no ammonia smell
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incisors cont. grow
but not other (cheek) teeth
ie provide something to chew on |
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| rats living with other rats? |
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females raised together can live together
(better than males)
couple of males, but only if introduced when young (no more than 2) |
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less social with people than rats
live less |
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| what breed of rabbit is used for research? |
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-always growing(cheek and incisor)
-hipsodont=open rooted
-two sets of upper incisors in front of another |
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| partuition in rabbits is called what and how per litter? |
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80% hay/grass
10% hay based pellets
10% green leafy veggies
2-3wks can give treats like apples/carrots |
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| need vitamin C (can get from capsicum, coriander), pellets |
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| introducing older animals? |
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- mix bedding between animals befor meeting
-put a common scent on both animals
-established animal go into new animals
-will fight, and may need intervention |
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| describe 4 ways we keep research animals |
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1. medical
-some mainpulation (surgical, genetic, infectious disease)
2. physiological research
-some manipulation too
3. both may be in vivo or in vitro or both
4. behavioral research |
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whats the benefit of each type of research animal:
outbred, inbred, transgenic mouse, and nude mouse |
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outbred- genetically diverse
inbred- have defined phentypic and identified traits
transgenic- contain a gene from another animal whose expression can be monitored
nude- athymic, will recieve tissue transplants from other species |
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| describe rabbit digestive tract |
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-simple fore stomach
-short intestine
-hindgut fermenters
-two types of faeces |
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| when do rabbits reach sexual maturity? |
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4-5 months for smaller
5-8 for larger
(males are slightly later) |
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| what type of ovulation do female rabbits have? |
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| they are induced ovulators |
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| feeding meat and lab rabbits? |
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use a commercial diet
20% crude fiber
(don't live long enough to have diet related problems) |
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| why are rabbits ceacotrophs? |
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necessary for B vitamins
source of protein
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| 4 strategies for rabbit preventative medicine? |
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-castrate males for behavioral problems
-spay females to prevent uterine cancer
-vaccinate for calicivirus
-prevent exposure to mosquitoes and infection with myxomatosis |
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| guinea pig life span and sexual maturity age? |
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4-8 years
sexual maturity by 2-3 months |
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females should be breed by what age?
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| name two complications of g. pig pregnancy |
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1. toxemia
(older animals with large litters)
2. dystocia
(animals bred too late in life) |
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| list preventative medicine strategies for g pigs. |
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remove ovaries in females to prevent ovarian cysts
proper diet/housing
do not house with rabbits (b/c of risk of bordetella) |
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