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| Scientific name for Guinea Pig |
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| Scientific name for Rabbit |
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| Where are Guinea Pigs from? |
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| Guinea Pigs' 4 distinguishing features |
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(1) Tailless
(2) 1 pair of mammary glands
(3) 4 digits on front paws
(4) 3 digits on back paws |
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| Are Guinea Pigs covered by the AWA? |
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| Acceptable bedding for Guinea Pigs |
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| Not acceptable bedding for Guinea Pigs |
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| Pellets with vitamin C supplement |
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| How long does Guinea Pigs' food last |
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| Guinea Pigs' issue with water |
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| Contaminate water bottles easily |
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| Temperature of room that Guinea Pigs are in |
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| What is special about a Guinea Pig's GI tract |
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| They have a large cecum that takes up 65% of GI tract |
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| What does Precocious mean? |
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| fully furred, eyes open, ear flaps formed, can run on 1st day. Need mom for protection and nursing |
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| What does Altricial mean? |
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| opposite of precocious; hairless, pink body, eyes closed, ear flaps not formed, helpless |
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| What are some common Rabbit uses in research? |
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(1) Ateriosclerosis/atherosclerosis
(2) Glaucoma- hardening of arteries
(3) Cardiomyopathy- enlarged heart
(4) Hypertension- High Bp
(5) Pyrogen- educes fever
(6) Teratology- birth defects
(7) Immunology
(8) Toxicolgy |
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| What bacterial diseases do Guinea Pigs get? |
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Bordetella bronchiseptica
Streptococcus pneumonia- kennel cough & pneumonia |
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| What viral diseases do Guinea Pigs get? |
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| Cytomegalovirus (CMV)- Herpes |
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| What fungal diseases do Guinea Pigs get? |
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| Dermatophytosis- Ring worm, highly contagious |
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| What non-infectious diseases do Guinea Pigs get? |
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(a) Scurvy- lack of Vitamin C, lethargic, anemic, skin hemorages
(b) Pregnancy toxemia- poisoning leads to a hard time giving birth, often in the last 2 weeks of gestation
(c) Ptyalism- Slobbers- Drooling because of overgrown teeth |
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| What neoplasia diseases do Guinea Pigs get? |
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Lymphosarcoma
Pulmonary tumor- Lung tumor |
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| Why are Guinea Pigs used in biomedical research? |
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(1) Readily available
(2) Inexpensive to purchase & maintain
(3) Tractable [Easy to handle]
(4) Relatively quite
(5) Little odor |
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| What types of diseases/conditions are Guinea Pigs tested on for? |
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(1) Immunology [Allergic reactions]
(2) Genetics
(3) Infectious Disease
(4) Nutrition |
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| Name the 5 breeds of Guinea Pigs |
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(a) Dunkan-Hartley
(b) Hartley
(c) Strain 2
(d) Strain 13
(e) (Abysinnian & Peruvian) |
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| Name two breeds of Rabbit |
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(1) New Zealand White
(2) Dutch Belted |
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| Are Rabbits covered by the AWA? |
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| What kind of cage do Rabbits have? |
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| Stainless Steel, Mesh bottom |
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| What kind of bedding do Rabbits have? |
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| Standard rabbit chow & roughage [Timothy hay] |
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| Constant fresh water or they get sick quickly |
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| Temperature of room that Rabbits are in |
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| Humidity of room that Rabbits are in |
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| What does it mean if an animal is Coprophagic/Coprophagia |
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| How many pairs of incisors does a Rabbit have? |
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| What kind of ovulators are Rabbits? |
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| Induced Ovulators- breeding induces ovulation [like cats] |
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| What bacterial diseases do Rabbits get? |
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| Pasteurella multocida- Snuffles- white, thick, cheesy pocket |
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| What viral diseases do Rabbits get? |
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| Papillomavirus- herpes [genital], red grape-like clusters |
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| What parasitic/protozoan diseases do Rabbits get? |
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| Coccidiosis- highly contagious through feces & contaminated vegitables |
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| What non-infectious diseases do Rabbits get? |
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| How many Rabbits are housed together? |
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