guinea pigs

What is the scientific name of the laboratory guinea pig?

Cavia porcellus

Guinea pigs are unique in that babies are born precocious, with eyes open and capable of eating solid food within a few hours of birth.

true

Which of the following are true about Abyssinian guinea pigs?

They have a short, coarse hair coat.

Their hair grows in whorls or rosettes.

Like primates, guinea pigs have a dietary requirement for which vitamin?

vitamin C

In an attempt to avoid dystocia, a sow must be bred before the age of how many months?

6

Guinea pig food must be used within how many days of milling?

60

The primary reason that guinea pigs are not used extensively in biomedical research is their lack of what?

readily accessible veins

Leukocytes found in guinea pig blood smears that contain intracytoplasmic inclusions are referred to as what?

kurloff bodies

Guinea pigs are sometimes used for toxicity studies and routinely given which type of injections for this purpose?

intradermal

Up to 8 mL of blood can be collected from guinea pigs using which vessels?

The jugular vein

The cranial vena cava

femoral vein

The most common outbred stocks of guinea pigs used in biomedical facilities are which of the following?

duncan-hartley

hartley stocks

Pododermatitis in guinea pigs is associated with which bacterium?

Staphylococcus aureus

The common name for the disease known as cervical lymphadenitis in guinea pigs is what?

lumps

Lactating female guinea pigs may be prone to bacterial mastitis, especially as the pups approach weaning age.

true

What condition should be suspected in guinea pigs that are anorectic and have not been on a diet with sufficient vitamin C?

scurvy