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Guinea Pig Reproduction - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 13:43, 18 July 2008
, 13:43, 18 July 2008→Female
== Female ==
== Female ==
* Membrane covers [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Vagina/Vestibule_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|vaginal]] opening except at oestrus and during [[Reproductive_System#Parturition|parturition]].
== Reproductive Tract ==
* Bicornuate uterus
** Two uterine horns
** Single cervix
** Single vagina
*** Membrane covers [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Vagina/Vestibule_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|vaginal]] opening except at oestrus and during [[Reproductive_System#Parturition|parturition]].
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== Oestrous Cyclicity ==
* Polyoestrous
* Spontaneous ovulator
* Oestrous cycle length:15-16 days
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== Gestation and Offspring ==
* Long [[Reproductive_System#Gestation|gestation]] period: 59-72 days (depending on litter size)
* Long [[Reproductive_System#Gestation|gestation]] period: 59-72 days (depending on litter size)
* Litter size: 1-6
* Litter size: 1-6
** Precocious offspring
** Precocious offspring
*** Fully furred at birth
*** Eyes open
*** Able to eat solid food as well as suckle from the mother.
*** Weaned at 3 weeks.
*** Weaned at 3 weeks.
* No nest
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== Mammary Gland ==
* Pair of long inguinal nipples.
* Pair of long inguinal nipples.
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