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THE INSTITUTIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND USE COMMITTEE (IACUC)

NORMATIVE VALUES: THE DOG

Item Normal Value Source
Daily food consumption 18 g/kg James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Diet peculiarities None  
Daily water consumption 40 - 60 ml/kg Bistner and Ford
Dietary protein 22 - 28% Merck
Daily urinary output 20 - 100 ml/kg Merck
Life span 12 yr James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Weight, adult male (beagle) 10.5 kg James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Weight, adult female (beagle) 9.9 kg Fox et al.
Birth weight (beagle) 250 g James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Breeding age, female First estrus after 12 months James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Breeding age, male 8 - 12 months James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Estrous cycle Semi-annual, monestrous James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Gestation 59 - 68 days James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Weaning age 3 - 8 weeks James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Litter size 1 - 12 James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Time to remate 4 - 6 months, next estrus James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Breeding life, female 6 yr James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Breeding life, male 6 - 14 yr James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Mating ratio Pairs; 1 male — 10 - 15 females,
1 - 2 matings/week 		James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Chromosome number 78 James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Rectal temperature 38.9° C (37.9 - 39.9°); 102° F
(100.2 - 103.8°) 		James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Respiration rate 22 breaths/min James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Heart rate 70 - 160 beats/min James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Blood volume 76.5 - 107.3 ml/kg James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Maximum safe bleed 9.9 ml/kg Formulary
Red blood cells 5.5 - 8.5 x 106/mL, avg 6.8 x 106 James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Hemoglobin 12 - 18 g/dl, avg 17 James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Packed cell volume 37 - 55% James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
Platelets 2 - 9 x 105/mL James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.
White blood cells 6 - 17 x 103/mL James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press, 1984.

 

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