Guinea Pigs

Question 1

species, order, and suborder name of guinea pigs

Answer 1

cavia porcellus (cavies), rodentia, suborder= hystricomorpha

Question 2

guinea pig lifespan

Answer 2

5-6 yrs

Question 3

guinea pig breed w rosettes or whorls hair pattern

Answer 3

abyssinian

Question 4

breeds of guinea pig used in research

Answer 4

english (short haired), duncan-hartley (albino)

Question 5

guinea pig breed w one defined rosette on forehead

Answer 5

white crested

Question 6

guinea pig teeth formula

Answer 6

I 1/1, C 0/0, P 1/1, M 3/3

Question 7

the gap between molar and premolars (guinea pigs and rabbits) is called

Answer 7

diastema

Question 8

what are kurloff cells

Answer 8

WBCs that contain inclusions; may play a role in fetal antigens (bc cells high in females and increases during estus and pregnancy)

Question 9

when females and males reach puberty

Answer 9

F=2 months

males= 3 months

Question 10

why we must breed females before 6 months old

Answer 10

after 6 months, pelvic symphysis fuses and dystocia will occur

Question 11

weaning age

Answer 11

21 days (3 weeks)

Question 12

how to sex guinea pigs

Answer 12

visualize penis or vulva

Question 13

how many nipples

Answer 13

1 pair

Question 14

vitamin deficiency guinea pigs are prone to

Answer 14

vitamin C (cannot manufacture their own)

Question 15

can guinea pigs be fed rabbit diets? why?

Answer 15

no; too high in fiber, not enough protien

Question 16

ideal temp and humidity

Answer 16

65-79 degrees (susceptible to heat stress), 40-60% humidity

Question 17

research uses

Answer 17

nutritional studies (esp vitamin C), immune function (TB and other infectious diseases), audiology studies (sensitive hearing due to large tympanic bulla), discovery and development of serum

Question 18

guinea pigs were used by louis pastuer in his study of

Answer 18

rabies

Question 19

causal agents of pneumonia in GP

Answer 19

parurella and bordetella

Question 20

most common bacterial disease in GP

Answer 20

Pneumonia

Question 21

most common bacteria causing respiratory disease

Answer 21

bordetella

Question 22

bacterial enteritis signs

Answer 22

acute death, no signs

Question 23

lack of vitamin E and Selenium causes

Answer 23

muscular dystrophy

Question 24

GP can get bumblefoot like rabbits, what is it

Answer 24

pododermatitis, caused by unsanitary conditions

Question 25

what is trixacarus caviae

Answer 25

sarcoptes (burrowing mite)

Question 26

causal agent of cavian leukemia type C

Answer 26

corona virus

Question 27

why we sedate for blood collection

Answer 27

easily stressed