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mice are the most common animal used in _____

research
mice tend to be _______

biting, aggression, territorial, and there urine has strong urine

mice are called

mus musculus

most common type used in research is the

albino, or house mouse

recommended enviro temp is

18
RH

40-70%

cannot regulate tempbecause have no

sweat glands

heat loss is achieved by

lowering metabolic rate and increasing blood flow to ears and tail
average life span is

2 years
rats are __________ polyestrous

continually

baby mice are called

pups

HR

350-700

RR

90-220

temperature

36.5-38
enamel is yellow or orange because of

iron pigment

mice are mostly

nocturnal and crepuscular ( most active before twilight)

have sweat glands in the ____ of there feet

soles. used to mark territory along with urine
also have ______ glands

harderian

need ____% fat, and minium ____% of crude protein

4-5, 16

avoid _____ based diets because they cause obesity

seed

avoid ____ shavings and _____ bedding, and ____ shavings

cedar, corncob, sawdust/pine. toxic, mouldy, and eye irritants
breeding methods can be ______, _____, or ____

monoganamous, triads(2females, to 1 male), or harem (2-5 females to 1 male)
after 12-36 hours after mating have

waxy copulatory plug in vagina
have_____ nipples

10

lactating mouse can also be called a ________ mass of milk. mammary tissue can extend up back of mouse

walking

ears open at ___ days, and eyes open at ___

3, 10-14

postpartum estrus occurs ____ hours after parturition

24

photoperiod for breeding

14 hours light: 10 hours dark

can pick up by

tail or scruff

entirely dependant on moms milk for first ____ weeks

2

can collect _____ ml of blood safely every 2-3 weeks

.2-.3ml

sites for blood collection not requiring anesthesia

saphenous, dorsal pedal

blood collection sites requiring anesthesia

tail, orbital, or jugular

____is because of stress, territorial, or dominant
barbering, usually around whiskers and hair around muzzles and eyes

two most common tumors

mammary, and lung

respiratory disease

sendai virus causes acute pneumonia

number one cause of viral respiratory disease in mice

sendai

clinical signs of sendai

anorexia, chattering, dyspnea

____ virus is caused by