I am a common epilepsy model
I am a model for biliary physiology and gallstone formation.
I am monogamous and used to study pair bonding.
I am a model of viral respiratory tract disease caused by paramyxoviruses.
I am used to investigate circadean rhythm behavior
Gestation period in the gerbil?
What anatomical feature allows this animal to be a good stroke model?
Dietary fat content should be below this level in gerbils.
T/F Gerbils require more frequent cage changes compared to other rodents.
Cause of sore nose in gerbils.
Gerbils are known to be particularly susceptable to what bacterial GI pathogen.
Neoplasia which affects the ventral marking gland in gerbils.
Common cause of upper respiratory clinical signs in a black tail prairie dog.
Define diastema
T/F Administering pencillin-dihydrostreptomycin procaine combination to gerbils results in acute toxicity and mortality
T/F Peromyscus sp. are susceptable to a variety of zoonotic agents and precautions should be taken prior to placing in animal facility.
Name the two rodent suborders
Name one characteristic all rodents share.
Chinchilla laniger
Octodon degus
Multimammate rat; Mastomys natalensis
Praire vole; Microtus ochrogaster
White footed deer mouse; Peromyscus leucopus
Gerbil
Black-tailed prairie dog
Prairie voles
Cotton Rats
degu
ventral abdominal marking gland. Androgen dependent gland that attains a larger size in males
24-26 days in nonlactating; 27 days in lactating females
Incomplete circle of willis
<4%; diets higher than this in fat can lead to high blood cholesterol
False, produce small amount of urine and require less freqent changes.
increased harderian gland secretion of porphyrins which act as a skin irritant. Underlying environmental causes may include humidity >50% or overcrowding
Clostridium piliforme, Tyzzers disease
Squamous cell carcinoma
Fur slip;predator aviodance mechanism in chinchillas
Odontoma
toothless interval between first incisor and cheek teeth
True, due to dihydrostreptomycin and can produce 80-100% mortality
True, they can carry leptospirosis, hantavirus, Q fever, Hymenolepis spp.
Sciurognathi and hystricognathi
highly specialized dentition for gnawing
