ALAT Manual Practice

Mouse common outbred strains (3)

Swiss Webster

ICR

CD-1

Mouse common inbred strains

C57BL/6

BALB/c

C3H

FVB

129

DBA

Mouse common mutant strains (4)

Brattleboro

Gunn

Nude

Obese SHR

Rat common outbred strains (3)

Sprague-Dawley

Wistar

Long-Evans (Hooded)

Rat common inbred strains (6)

BN (Brown Norway)

BUF (Buffalo)

F-344 (Fischer 344)

LEW (Lewis)

SHR

Zucker

Guinea pig common outbred strains (1)

Dunkin-Hartley/Duncan-Hartley

Guinea pig common inbred strains (3)

Strain 2

Strain 13

IAF hairless

Rabbit breeds (3)

New Zealand White

Dutch Belted

Flemish Giant

Cat breeds (2)

DSH (domestic shorthair)

DLH (domestic longhair)

Dog breeds (1)

Beagle

Ferret coat colors (2)

Fitch (sable)

Albino

Domestic swine breeds (4)

Yorkshire/Large White

Landrace

Duroc

Hampshire

Miniswine breeds (3)

Yucatan

Hanford

NIH

Microswine breeds (3)

Micro Yucatan

Gottingen

Sinclair

Sheep, open-face clean-legged breeds (5)

Texel (Large)

Suffolk (Large, faster-maturing)

Hampshire (Large, faster-maturing)

Finn (Small, faster-maturing)

Cheviot (Small)

Sheep, closed-face wool-legged breeds (2)

Polled Dorset (Large)

Corriedales (Large)

Goat breeds

Saanen

Toggenburg

Nubian

Chicken breeds (1)

White leghorn

Mouse weight

Adult male: 20-40g

Adult female: 18-35g

Newborn: 1-1.5g

Mouse daily water consumption

1.5mL per 10g BW

Mouse daily feed consumption

1.2-1.8g per 10g BW

Mouse normal body temperature

97.7-100.4 °F

Mouse heart rate

310-840 bpm

Mouse respiratory rate

84-230 breaths per minute

Mouse life span

1-3 years

Mouse age of puberty

Male: 6-7 weeks

Female: 4-5 weeks

Mouse optimum reproductive age span

Male: 2-12 months

Female: 2-8 months

Mouse sexual cycle type

Polyestrous, nonseasonal

Mouse sexual cycle duration

4-5 days

Mouse estrus duration

12-14 hours

Mouse postpartum estrus (F/NF)

Fertile

Mouse gestation period

19-21 days

Mouse litter size

4-12

Mouse age to begin eating solid feed

11-12 days

Mouse age at weaning

21-28 days

Rat weight

Adult male: 300-500g

Adult female: 250-300g

Newborn: 5-6g

Rat daily water consumption

8-11mL per 100g bW

Rat daily feed consumption

5g per 100g BW

Rat normal body temperature

96.6-99.5 °F

Rat heart rate

250-450 bpm

Rat respiratory rate

70-115

Rat life span

2.5-3 years

Rat age of puberty

Male: 40-60 days

Female: 40-49 days

Rat optimum reproductive age span

Male: 2-12 months

Female: 2-8 months

Rat sexual cycle type

Polyestrous, nonseasonal

Rat sexual cycle duration

4-5 days

Rat estrus duration

12 hours

Rat postpartum estrus (F/NF)

Fertile

Rat gestation period

21-23 days

Rat litter size

8-14

Rat age to begin eating solid feed

11-12 days

Rat age at weaning

21-28 days

Syrian Hamster weight

Male: 85-130g

Female: 95-150g

Newbord: 1.5-3g

Syrian Hamster daily water consumption

8-10 mL per 100g BW

Syrian Hamster daily feed consumption

8-12 g per 100g BW

Syrian Hamster normal body temperature

98.6-100.4 °F

Syrian Hamster heart rate

250-500 bpm

Syrian Hamster respiratory rate

35-135

Syrian hamster life sapn

1.5-2

Syrian hamster age of puberty

Male: 4-6 weeks

Female: 4-5 weeks

Syrian hamster optimum reproductive age span

Male: 7 weeks (100-120g) - 14 months

Female: 8 weeks (90-100g) - 14 months

Syrian hamster sexual cycle type

Polyestrous, seasonal

Syrian hamster sexual cycle duration

4-5 days

Syrian hamster estrus duration

4-23 hours

Syrian hamster postpartum estrus (F/NF)

Usually infertile

Syrian hamster gestation period

15-18 days

Syrian hamster litter size

4-12

Syrian hamster age to begin eating solid feed

7-9 days

Syrian hamster age at weaning

21-28 days (35-40g)

Gerbil weight

Male: 85-130g

Female: 55-133g

Newborn: 3-4g

Gerbil daily water consumption

4-7 mL per 100g BW

Gerbil daily feed consumption

5-8g pwer 100g BW

Gerbil normal body temperature

98.6-102.2°F

Gerbil heart rate

360-600

Gerbil respiratory rate

70-120

Gerbil life span

2-4 years

Gerbil age of puberty

Male: 10-12 weeks

Female: 10-12 weeks

Gerbil optimum reproductive age span

Male: 10 weeks - 20 months

Female: 10 weeks - 19 months

Gerbil sexual cycle type

Polyestrous, seasonal

Gerbil sexual cycle duration

4-6 days

Gerbil estrus duration

12-18 hours

Gerbil postpartum estrus (F/NF)

Fertile; implantation delayed up to 22 days

Gerbil gestation period

24-26 days

Gerbil litter size

1-12

Gerbil age to begin eating solid feed

16 days

Gerbil age at weaning

21-28 days

Guinea Pig weight

Male: 950-1200g

Female: 700-850g

Newborn: 85-95g (for 3-4 young)

Guinea Pig daily water consumption

10mL per 100g BW

Guinea Pig daily feed consumption

6g per 100g BW

Guinea Pig normal body temperature

101.3-103.8°F

Guinea Pig heart rate

230-380 bpm

Guinea Pig respiratory rate

42-104

Guinea Pig life span

4-5 years

Guinea Pig age at puberty

Male: 8-10 weeks

Female: 4-5 weeks

Guinea Pig optimum reproductive age span

Male: 3-24 months

Female: 2-23 months

Guinea Pig sexual cycle type

Polyestrous, nonseasonal

Guinea Pig sexual cycle duration

13-21 days

Guinea Pig estrus duration

6-11 hours

Guinea Pig postpartum estrus

Fertile

Guinea Pig gestation period

59-72 days