Physiological Features-Gerbil
Pregnancy Duration | 24~26 days |
Period Duration | 4~6 days |
Breeding Season | All year around |
Feed Consumption Per Day | 5~8g/100g/day |
Water Consumption Per Day | 4~7ml/100g/day |
Breeding Starting Age : Male | 70~85 days |
Breeding Last Age : Female | 65~85 days |
Average Count of One Litter (Random Bred Stock) | 4~6 |
Average Birth Weight | 2.5~3.0grams |
Average Weight : Male / Adult | 80~110grams |
Average Weight : Female / Adult | 70~100grams |
Weaning Age | 20~30 days |
Respiratory Rate | 90/minutes |
Blood Pressure (High / Low) | . |
Heart Rate | 360 |
Normal Body Temperature | 38.1~38.4℃ |
Erythrocytes (million/mm3) | 8~10 |
hemoglobulin | 12.6~16.2grams/100 mm³ |
Hematocrit (Hct) | 44~47% |
Platelets | 400~600 |
WBC Differential Count (thousand/mm³) | |
WBC Total Count | 7~12 |
Polymorphonuclear leukocyte, PMNs | 5~34% |
Lymphocyte | 60~95% |
Eosinophil;Eos | 0~4% |
Basophils | 0~1% |
Monocytes | 0~3% |
Source: The Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and rodents