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|bgcolor="#F2F2F2"|Grams
 
|bgcolor="#F2F2F2"|Grams
 
|bgcolor="#F2F2F2"|Approx. 20 (Variable with Breed)
 
|bgcolor="#F2F2F2"|Approx. 20 (Variable with Breed)
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|-
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!align="left"|Birth Weight
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|Grams
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|0.75 - 2.0
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|-
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!align="left"|Breeding Age
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|Weeks
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|6 - 8
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|-
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!align="left"|Breeding Duration (Commercial)
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|No units
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|6 - 10 litters
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|-
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!align="left"|Food Consumption
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|Days
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|4 - 5
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|-
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!align="left"|Gestation Length
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|Days
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|19 - 21
 
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|-
 
!align="left"|Heart Rate^
 
!align="left"|Heart Rate^
 
|Beats per min
 
|Beats per min
 
|450 - 750
 
|450 - 750
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!align="left"|Life Span
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|Years
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|1.3 - 3 (Highly variable)
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|-
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!align="left"|Litter Size
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|No Units
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|1 - 10 pups (Extremely Variable)
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|-
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!align="left"|Oestrus Cycle
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|Days
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|4 - 5
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!align="left"|Postpartum Oestrus
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|No units
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|Within 24 hours
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|-
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!align="left"|Rectal Temperature
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|Centigrade
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|36.5 - 38.0
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|-
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!align="left"|Weaning Age
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|Days
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|21 - 28
 
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Revision as of 16:45, 18 January 2009

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SMALL RODENT SECTION



Physiology Units Approximate Value
Adult Body Weight Grams Approx. 20 (Variable with Breed)
Birth Weight Grams 0.75 - 2.0
Breeding Age Weeks 6 - 8
Breeding Duration (Commercial) No units 6 - 10 litters
Food Consumption Days 4 - 5
Gestation Length Days 19 - 21
Heart Rate^ Beats per min 450 - 750
Life Span Years 1.3 - 3 (Highly variable)
Litter Size No Units 1 - 10 pups (Extremely Variable)
Oestrus Cycle Days 4 - 5
Postpartum Oestrus No units Within 24 hours
Rectal Temperature Centigrade 36.5 - 38.0
Weaning Age Days 21 - 28
^Kahn, Cynthia M., Line, Scott., Aiello, Susan E. (2005) The Merck Veterinary Manual. Ninth Edition ed. New Jersey, United States of America: Merck & Co., Inc. & Merial Limited. pp.Physiology Reference Guides.
Unknown, . (2001) Veterinary Clinical Services Normative Data. Yale, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America: Yale University. pp.Normative Data.