| Physiology
|
Units
|
Approximate Value
|
| Adult Weight
|
Grams
|
750 - 1000
|
| Birth Weight
|
Grams
|
60 - 100
|
| Blood Volume
|
Milli-litre per gram body weight
|
6.8
|
| Breeding Age - Male
|
Days
|
70 - 100
|
| Breeding Age - Female
|
Days
|
60 - 90
|
| Breeding Duration (Commercial)
|
No units
|
2 - 4 Years
|
| Food Consumption
|
Gram per 100mg Body Weight per day
|
5
|
| Gestation Length
|
Days
|
60 - 70
|
| Heart Rate^
|
Beats per min
|
200 - 300
|
| Life Span
|
Years
|
3 - 5
|
| Litter Size
|
No units
|
2 - 6 pups
|
| Oestrus Cycle
|
Days
|
15 - 17
|
| Postpartum Oestrus
|
No units
|
Fertile within 24 hours
|
| Rectal Temperature
|
Centigrade
|
37.5 - 39.0
|
| Respiratory Rate
|
Breaths per min
|
35 - 70
|
| Urine Output
|
Milli-litre per 100mg per day
|
No Data
|
| Water Consumption
|
No units
|
Ad libitum (free-feeding)
|
| Weaning Age
|
Days
|
14 - 21 (or 180grams)
|
^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.
