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NORMATIVE VALUES: THE SHEEP
| Item |
Normal Value |
Source |
| Daily food consumption |
2 - 4.5 lb |
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Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press,
1984. |
| Diet peculiarities |
To prevent the animals from overeating,
make gradual change in diet |
James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and
Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press,
1984. |
| Daily water consumption |
3.6 liters ad lib. |
James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and
Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press,
1984. |
| Dietary protein |
15 % |
James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and
Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press,
1984. |
| Daily urinary output |
10 - 40 ml/kg |
Merck |
| Life span |
10 - 15 yr |
James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and
Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press,
1984. |
| Weight, adult male |
175 - 200 lb |
Smith |
| Weight, adult female |
150 lb |
|
| Birth weight |
10 lb |
Morrow |
| Breeding age, female |
8 - 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 |
16 - 17 days (36 hr estrus - seasonally
polyestrous, Sept. - March) |
James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and
Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press,
1984. |
| Gestation |
141 - 151 days |
James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and
Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press,
1984. |
| Weaning age |
4 - 6 weeks |
Croston and Pollott |
| Begin dry food |
3 weeks |
Croston and Pollott |
| Litter size |
1 - 3 |
James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and
Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press,
1984. |
| Time to remate |
Seasonally polyestrous, Sept. - March
(hormones used to regulate breeding dates) |
James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and
Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press,
1984. |
| Breeding life, female |
6 yr |
Croston and Pollott |
| Breeding life, male |
6 yr |
Croston and Pollott |
| Mating ratio |
Pairs; 1 male — 30 females |
Croston and Pollott |
| Chromosome number |
54 |
Merck |
| Rectal temperature |
39.5° C (103 ± 1° F) |
James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and
Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press,
1984. |
| Respiration rate |
12 - 24 breaths/min, avg 19 |
James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and
Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press,
1984. |
| Heart rate |
60 - 120 beats/min, avg 75 |
James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and
Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press,
1984. |
| Blood volume |
58 - 64 ml/kg |
James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and
Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press,
1984. |
| Maximum safe bleed |
6.6 ml/kg |
Formulary |
| Red blood cells |
22 - 24 x 106/mL |
James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and
Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press,
1984. |
| Hemoglobin |
9 - 15 g/dl, avg 11.5 |
James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and
Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press,
1984. |
| Packed cell volume |
24 - 40% |
James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and
Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press,
1984. |
| Platelets |
2.5 - 7.5 x 105/mL |
Howard |
| White blood cells |
4 - 12 x 103/mL |
James G. Fox, Bennett J. Cohen, and
Franklin M. Loew, Eds.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press,
1984. |
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