Animal Basics Flashcards
(113 cards)
1
Q
scientific name - mouse
A
mus musculus
2
Q
scientific name - rat
A
rattus norvegicus
3
Q
scientific name - hamster
A
mesocricetus auratus
4
Q
scientific name - gerbil
A
meriones unguiculatus
5
Q
scientific name - guinea pig
A
cavia porcellus
6
Q
scientific name - rabbit
A
oryctologus cuniculus
7
Q
scientific name - cat
A
felis cattus
8
Q
scientific name - dog
A
canis familiaris/domesticus
9
Q
adult weight - mouse
A
20-63 g
10
Q
adult weight - rat
A
225-500 g
11
Q
adult weight - hamster
A
87-130 g
12
Q
adult weight - gerbil
A
46-131 g
13
Q
adult weight - rabbit
A
2-6 kg
14
Q
adult weight - guinea pig
A
850-1200 g
15
Q
adult weight - cat
A
2-4 kg
16
Q
adult weight - dog
A
13-18 kg (beagle)
17
Q
birth weight - mouse
A
1.5 g
18
Q
birth weight - rat
A
5 g
19
Q
birth weight - gerbil
A
3 g
20
Q
birth weight - hamster
A
2 g
21
Q
birth weight - guinea pig
A
100 g
22
Q
birth weight - rabbit
A
30-80 g
23
Q
birth weight - cat
A
125 g
24
Q
birth weight - dog
A
350 g- 450 g
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breeding age - mouse
2 month minimum
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breeding age - rat
3 month minimum
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breeding age - hamster
2-2.5 months minimum
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breeding age - gerbil
2.5-3 months minumum
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breeding age - guinea pig
3-5 months maximum for females; at 7 months of age, the pubic symphysis ossifies and can no longer pass a baby naturally; c-section is required
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breeding age - rabbit
4.5-12 months
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breeding age - cat
females - 7-9 months; males - 9-12 months minumum
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breeding age - dog
females - 8-10 months; males 9-11 months minumum
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breeding life - mouse
9 months; 6-8 litters
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breeding life - rat
1 year (6-8 litters)
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breeding life - hamster
1 year
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breeding life - gerbil
1-2 years
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breeding life - guinea pig
4-5 years for males
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breeding life - rabbit
2-3 years
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breeding life - cat
5-7 years
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breeding life - dog
5-7 years
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which animals are induced ovulators?
rabbit, cat, ferrets and camels
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estrous cycle - mouse
4-5 days
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estrous cycle - rat
4-5 days
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estrous cycle - hamster
4-5 days
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estrous cycle - gerbil
4-7 days
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estrous cycle - guinea pig
16 days
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estrous cycle - rabbit
4-9 months
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estrous cycle - cat
15-21 days
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estrous cycle - dog
180 days (2x/year)
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duration of estrus - mouse
9-20 hours
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duration of estrus - rat
9-20 hours
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duration of estrus - hamster
4-23 hours
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duration of estrus - gerbil
24 hours
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duration of estrus - guinea pig
6-11 hours
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duration of estrus - rabbit
4-17 hours receptive
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duration of estrus - cat
4 days w/ male present; 9 days w/o male present
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duration of estrus - dog
9 days (3-21 days)
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time of ovulation - mouse
8-11 hours after beginning estrus
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time of ovulation - rat
8-11 hours after beginning estrus
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time of ovulation - hamster
8-12 hours after beginning estrus
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time of ovulation - gerbil
8-12 hours after beginning estrus
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time of ovulation - guinea pig
10 hours after beginning estrus
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time of ovulation - rabbit
10 hours after mating
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time of ovulation - cat
24-36 hours after mating
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time of ovulation - dog
3-4 days after estrus
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postpartum estrus - mouse
14-28 hours
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postpartum estrus - rat
within 24 hours
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postpartum estrus - hamster
1-8 days
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postpartum estrus - gerbil
few hours
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postpartum estrus - guinea pig
2-10 hours
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postpartum estrus - rabbit
35 days
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postpartum estrus - cat
4-6 weeks after weaning
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postpartum estrus - dog
next breeding season
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gestation - mouse
19 days
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gestation - rat
22 days
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gestation - hamster
16 days
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gestation - gerbil
25 days
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gestation - guinea pig
68 days
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gestation - rabbit
32 days
80
gestation - cat
63 days
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gestation - dog
63 days
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litter size - mouse
10-12 pups
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litter size - rat
6-12 pups
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litter size - hamster
5-10 pups
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litter size - gerbil
3-8 pups
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litter size - guinea pig
2-4 pups
87
litter size - rabbit
4-12 kits
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litter size - cat
3-5 kittens
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litter size - dog
4-8 puppies
90
weaning age - mouse
3 weeks
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weaning age - rat
3 weeks
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weaning age - hamster
3 weeks
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weaning age - gerbil
3 weeks
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weaning age - guinea pig
3 weeks
95
weaning age - rabbit
8 weeks
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weaning age - cat
6-8 weeks
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weaning age - dog
6-8 weeks
98
eyes open - mouse
12-14 days
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eyes open - rat
7-14 days
100
eyes open - hamster
15 days
101
eyes open - gerbil
17-18 days
102
eyes open - guinea pig
at birth
103
eyes open - rabbit
10 days
104
eyes open - cat
8-10 days
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eyes open - dog
12-14 days
106
life span - mouse
3 years
107
life span - rat
3 years
108
life span - hamster
3 years
109
life span - gerbil
3 years
110
life span - guinea pig
5-6 years
111
life span - rabbit
5-10 years
112
life span - cat
13-17 years
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life span - dog
13-17 years
