| Physiology
|
Units
|
Approximate Value
|
| Adult Weight
|
Grams
|
250 - 40
|
| 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
|
250 - 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
|
^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.
