BiologicalDataforCommonLaboratoryAnimalSpecies*

Mouse Rat Hamster GuineaPig Gerbil Rabbit Ferret Cat Dog Swine Sheep Horse Cattle
BodyTemp.(F) 96.699.7 96.699.5 98.6100.4 98.6103.1 96.3102.7 100.4104 100104 100.4102.2 100.4102.2 101103.8 101103.8 99101 100.4102.7
HeartRate
(perminute) 328780 250600 250600 230320 260600 130325 180220 110140 60120 6080 6080 3070 6070
RespiratoryRate
(perminute) 90220 66144 35120 42104 70120 3060 2530 1525 1030 818 1820 1012 2530
Weight:Adult 400600
Male 2540g 300500g 80120g 500800g 8090g 26kg 1.352.7kg 25kg 1030kg 100300kg 50150kg kg 5001500kg
Weight:Adult 400600
Female 2540g 200400g 80120g 500800g 7080g 26kg 0.450.9kg 25kg 1030kg 100300kg 50150kg kg 5001500kg
Weight:Newborn 1g 5g 812g 7090g 3g 3080g 10g 125g 300500g 11.5kg 45.5kg 3060kg 2445kg
DailyWater 100600 4001200 14%body
Consumption 47ml 2460ml 10ml 5080ml 36ml ml 75100ml 100200ml ml wt 13L 2555L 4565L
DailyFood 14%body 23% 24%body
Consumption 36g 1530g 10g 3048g 47g 100300g 140190g 100200g 4501350g wt 12kg bodywt wt
2035
LifeSpan(years) 13 2.53.5 1.52 46 24 58 58 1216 1214 69years 813years years 1215years
46 812 610 79 57 1024 1214
SexualMaturity 4060days 65110days 4270days 6090days 7084days months months 56months months months months months months
EstrousCycle 1617 1923
Frequency 45days 45days 4days 1618days 46days induced continuous 67months 67months 1824days days days 1923days
2448
DurationofEstrus 10hours 1315hours 20hours 611hours 24hours continuous n/a 36days 79days 23days hours 5.5days 1214hours
112115 144151 330550 280290
GestationPeriod 1921days 2022days 1516days 6065days 2426days 2935days 4143days 6265days 5867days days days days days
AverageLitter
Size 612 711 510 24 45 410 68 36 412 815 13 1 1
812 46
AgeatWeaning 21days 21days 21days 1824days 21days 46weeks 57weeks 67weeks 68weeks 46weeks weeks months 68months
BreedingLife 8months 1.5years 1year 24years 3years 3years n/a 58years 614years 45years 35years 10years 10years

*ThedatainthistableisreproducedwithpermissionfromtheAmericanAssociationforLaboratoryAnimalScience;AssistantLaboratoryAnimalTechnicianTrainingManual,1989Table14.1.