Lab Animal

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what is the scientific name for a mouse

mus musculus
what is a mouse's temperature

~99 F
what is a mouse's lifespan

2-3 years
what research projects are mouse's used for
- vaccine
- aging
- Alzheimer's
- behavioral
- cancer
- kidney disease
- orthopedic
what identification methods are used for mouse's
- cage card
- ear tag
- ear notching
- ear punching
how do you handle and restraint a mouse

scruff as much as you can with your first three fingers and use your pinky to grip the tail
how do you remove a mouse from the cage

pick them up from the base of the tail
what type of cage is used for a mouse
- solid bottom
- shoe box
- wired lid
what temperature should a mouse's animal room be

65-85 F
what should the humidity be in a mouse's animal room

40-60%
what type of bedding is used for a mouse
- corn cob
- wood shaving
- cellulose
what is a mouse's photo period

12-14 hour a day (light)
what should the ventilation rate be in a mouse's animal room

10-15 air changes per hour
what should the water consumption be in a mouse

15ml per 100gram of body per day
what are the feeding requirement be for a mouse

rodent block 12-18 grams per 100grams of body weight a day
protein content should be at least ______ for a mouse

14%
what do hard pellets help do for a mouse

grind down teeth
are mouse's copraphagia?
- yes eating poop is important for their nutrition
- they eat it at night
- most eat own poop
what is a mouse's estrous cycle
- continuously polyestrous
- always readying
what is the gestation time for a mouse

19-21days
what is a mouse's litter size

7-11
cannibalism

can eat their won young's if stressed
how are mouse's born

precocial meaning blind helpless and without hair
what is a mouse's weaning time

18-21 days
what is a mouse's breeding age

40-46 days
what is there feeding behavior

nocturnal
behavioral patter
- vocalization any if stressed
- aggressiveness with other males
- barbering-dominate mouse will over groom the submissive mouse
what type of injections can a mouse get
- IM
- IP
- SQ
- IV
which injection is most commonly used on a mouse for sedation

IP
where would you get a blood sample on a mouse

tail or jugular
what is usually the size of the needle used on a mouse

insulin needle size
how do they medicate a mouse

gavaging- pass a tube into the esophagus
what are the commonly used anesthetics
- isoflurane
- acepromazine
- diazepam
- ketamine
- xylazine
- proprofol
how are anesthetic depth measured on a mouse
- whisker movement in response to a puff of air
- toe or nail pinch
what diseases can a mouse get
- sendai
- MHV
- mycoplasma pulmonis
- helibacter
- tyzzer's disease
- pasteurellosis
what parasites and special considerations can a mouse get
- pinworms
- giardia
- coccidia
- fur mites
- fleas
- malocclusion-overgrowth of teeth
what don't research facilities like to use and why

cedar chips because they can stimulate hepatic enzymes that can shorten anesthetic sleep time
what do mouse's need in social enrichment
- a house to go in and out of
- mouse toys
- stuff to make a nest
sendi

viral upper res disease cause weight loss dyspnea and teeth chattering and high fatality
MHV
- mouse hepatitis virus
- highly contagious corona virus causes jaundice and tumors and diarrhea
tyzzer disease

causes diarrhea dehydration and anarexia
pasteurellosis

upper res infection bacteria pneumonia can cause abbess of skin in the lymph nodes

Author:	vanessasoto
ID:	227229
Card Set:	Lab Animal
Updated:	2013-07-16 03:56:47
Tags:	Mice
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Description:	test 2 in lab animal
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