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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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!align="left"|Adult Heart Rate^
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|Beats per min
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|450 - 750
 
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!align="left"|Birth Weight
 
!align="left"|Birth Weight
 
|Grams
 
|Grams
 
|0.75 - 2.0
 
|0.75 - 2.0
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!align="left"|Blood Volume
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|Per 100mg Body Weight
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|5.5ml
 
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!align="left"|Breeding Age
 
!align="left"|Breeding Age
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|Days
 
|Days
 
|19 - 21
 
|19 - 21
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!align="left"|Heart Rate^
 
|Beats per min
 
|450 - 750
 
 
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!align="left"|Life Span
 
!align="left"|Life Span
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|No Units
 
|No Units
 
|1 - 10 pups (Extremely Variable)
 
|1 - 10 pups (Extremely Variable)
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!align="left"|Newborn Heart Rate
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|Beats per min
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|256 +/- 56
 
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!align="left"|Oestrus Cycle
 
!align="left"|Oestrus Cycle
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|Centigrade
 
|Centigrade
 
|36.5 - 38.0
 
|36.5 - 38.0
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!align="left"|Respiratory Rate
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|Breaths per min
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|Approx. 163
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!align="left"|Water Consumption
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|Per 100mg body weight/day
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|15ml
 
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!align="left"|Weaning Age
 
!align="left"|Weaning Age
 
|Days
 
|Days
 
|21 - 28
 
|21 - 28
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!align="left"|Urine Output
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|Milli-litres per day
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|1.6
 
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Physiology Units Approximate Value
Adult Body Weight Grams Approx. 20 (Variable with Breed)
Adult Heart Rate^ Beats per min 450 - 750
Birth Weight Grams 0.75 - 2.0
Blood Volume Per 100mg Body Weight 5.5ml
Breeding Age Weeks 6 - 8
Breeding Duration (Commercial) No units 6 - 10 litters
Food Consumption Days 4 - 5
Gestation Length Days 19 - 21
Life Span Years 1.3 - 3 (Highly variable)
Litter Size No Units 1 - 10 pups (Extremely Variable)
Newborn Heart Rate Beats per min 256 +/- 56
Oestrus Cycle Days 4 - 5
Postpartum Oestrus No units Within 24 hours
Rectal Temperature Centigrade 36.5 - 38.0
Respiratory Rate Breaths per min Approx. 163
Water Consumption Per 100mg body weight/day 15ml
Weaning Age Days 21 - 28
Urine Output Milli-litres per day 1.6
^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.