Difference between revisions of "Rat Physiology - WikiNormals"

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WIKINORMALS SMALL RODENT SECTION

Physiology	Units	Approximate Value
Adult Weight	Grams	250 - 400
Birth Weight	Grams	5 - 6
Blood Volume	Milli-litres per Kg	57.5 - 69.9
Breeding Duration (Commercial)	Litters	5 - 6
Food Consumption	Grams per day	20 - 30
Gestation Length	Days	21 - 23
Heart Rate	Beats per min	400
Litter Size	No units	8 - 14 pups
Oestrus Cycle	Days	4 - 5
Postpartum Oestrus	No units	Fertile within 48 hours
Rectal Temperature	Fahrenheit	99.5
Rectal Temperature	Centigrade	37.5
Respiratory Rate	Breaths per min	66 - 114
Urine Output	Per 100 grams body weight per day	5.5 Milli-litre
Water Consumption	Milli-litres per Kg per day	114
Weaning Age	Days	21

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-|initialfirst =Cynthia M
-|2last = Line
-|2first =Scott
-|3last =Aiello
-|3first =Susan E
-|year = 2005
-|title = The Merck Veterinary Manual
-|ed = Ninth Edition
-|city = New Jersey, United States of America
-|pub = Merck & Co., Inc. & Merial Limited
-|range = Physiology Reference Guides
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-|year = 2001
-|title = Veterinary Clinical Services Normative Data
-|ed =
-|city = Yale, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
-|pub = Yale University
-|range = Normative Data
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