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| Scientific name for Mouse |
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| Scientific name for Hamster |
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| group of organisms of the same species that have a distinct characteristic but are not usually considered a separate breed or variety |
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| 7 Mouse breeding system designations |
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(a) Random bred [=Outbred]
(i) Swiss mice, Balb/c, Db/Db,Ob/Ob
(b) Inbred
(c) F1 Hybrids
(i) Familiar generation 1
(d) Recombinant Inbreds [RI]
(e) Coisogenic Inbreds
(f) Congenic Inbreds
(g) Segregating inbreds |
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| Are Mice covered by the AWA? |
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| Are Rats covered by the AWA? |
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| Are Hamsters covered by the AWA? |
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| no isolation or separation from outside sources |
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| shower in & out of facility [sometimes use micro-isolator lids with HEPA filters |
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| High Efficacy Particulate Air |
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| What kind of cage is most often used with Mice? |
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| What kind of cage is most often used with Rats? |
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| Stainless steel more common |
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| What kind of cage is used with Hamsters? What special feature must it have? |
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| How many Hamsters in a cage? |
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| Groups as young, 2-3 when adults |
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| males mice fight, alpha beats on others, alpha isolated or put in new group, new male takes place, barbering starts again |
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| formation of tumor or other abnormal cells [usually cancer] |
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| Mouse, Rat, and Hamster bedding |
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Depends on facility & research needs; corncob, pine, Tex Fresh
NO CEDER |
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| Hamster pellets must be where? |
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| Mouse and Rat diet and how long it's good |
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| Commercially prepared rodent chow, 3-5g pellets, only good for 6 months after mill date |
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| Temperature of Mouse and Rat enclosure |
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| Humidity level of Mouse, Rat, and Hamster enclosure |
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| Temperature of Hamster enclosure |
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| At what temperature does mouse health fail over? |
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| (a) Staph, Corynebacterium, Pasteurella pneumotropica, Helicobacter- highly contagious, zoonotic [animal-person] |
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(a) MHV- Mouse Hepatitis Virus- corona virus, highly contagious
(b) EDIM-Epizootic Diarrhea of Infant Mice- roto virus
(c) MPV- Mouse Parvo Virus
(d) LCM- Lymphocytic [kills lymphocytes] Choriomeningitis- cause Encephalitis [acute inflammation of brain] & Meningitis [acute inflammation of meninges [protective covers for spine & brain]] |
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(i) Fur Mites- microscopically seen, from outside sources
(b) Pin Worms- nematodes- intestinal, larvae around butt [check with tape] |
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| Mouse non-infectious diseases |
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(a) Age related kidney & liver disease
(b) Skin legions
(c) Whisker & Tail eating |
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| group of organisms of the same species that have a distinct characteristic but are not usually considered a separate breed or variety |
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| 7 Mouse breeding system designations |
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(a) Random bred [=Outbred]
(i) Swiss mice, Balb/c, Db/Db,Ob/Ob
(b) Inbred
(c) F1 Hybrids
(i) Familiar generation 1
(d) Recombinant Inbreds [RI]
(e) Coisogenic Inbreds
(f) Congenic Inbreds
(g) Segregating inbreds |
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| Are Mice covered by the AWA? |
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| Are Rats covered by the AWA? |
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| Are Hamsters covered by the AWA? |
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| no isolation or separation from outside sources |
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| shower in & out of facility [sometimes use micro-isolator lids with HEPA filters |
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| High Efficacy Particulate Air |
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| What kind of cage is most often used with Mice? |
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| What kind of cage is most often used with Rats? |
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| Stainless steel more common |
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| What kind of cage is used with Hamsters? What special feature must it have? |
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| How many Hamsters in a cage? |
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| Groups as young, 2-3 when adults |
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| males mice fight, alpha beats on others, alpha isolated or put in new group, new male takes place, barbering starts again |
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| formation of tumor or other abnormal cells [usually cancer] |
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| Mouse, Rat, and Hamster bedding |
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Depends on facility & research needs; corncob, pine, Tex Fresh
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| Hamster pellets must be where? |
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| Mouse and Rat diet and how long it's good |
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| Commercially prepared rodent chow, 3-5g pellets, only good for 6 months after mill date |
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| Temperature of Mouse and Rat enclosure |
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| Humidity level of Mouse, Rat, and Hamster enclosure |
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| Temperature of Hamster enclosure |
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| At what temperature does mouse health fail over? |
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| 3 Rat nomenclatures and species |
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(1) Outbred
(a) Sprague-Dawley, Long-Evans
(2) Inbred
(a) Fischer, Lewis, Wistar-Kyoto
(3) Mutant
(a) Brattle-Boro- Diabetes Insipidous
(b) Gunn- Jaundice |
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| Klebsiella, Pasteurella pneumotropica, Helicobacter |
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| What are Rats infamous for getting |
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| 4 major reasons Hamsters are used for research |
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(a) Availability & ease of reproduction [easy to make new ones]
(b) Relatively free from spontaneous diseases
(c) Anatomy & physiological reasons [cheek pouches, type 2 diabetes is hereditary]
(d) Because they develop rapidly and have short lifecycles, you see the disease move through their system quickly |
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| Where are Hamster scent glands? |
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| Hamster bacterial diseases |
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| Hamster parasitic diseases |
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| Protozoa [no disease or symptoms] …but not pathogenic |
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| Hamster non-infectious diseases |
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(a) Wet Tail- diarrhea
(b) Ileitis- inflammation of intestine
(c) Lympho Sarcoma- cause liver tumors |
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| Hamster neoplasia conditions |
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| Urinary bladder & Pancreatic tumors |
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