The Care and Management of Laboratory Hystricomorph Rodents
Open Access
- 1 October 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Laboratory Animals
- Vol. 1 (2) , 95-104
- https://doi.org/10.1258/002367767781035521
Abstract
Summary The caging, feeding and handling of four unusual laboratory hystricomorph rodents is described. These rodents are: the chinchilla (Chinchilla laniger), the agouti (Dasyprocta aguti), the acouchi (Myoprocta pratti), and the African porcupine (Hystrix cristatd). The animals were kept for study of their reproduction and some details of this are given.Keywords
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