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