{"id":37,"date":"2017-04-17T14:26:47","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T18:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/mouse-genome-modification\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2017-04-17T14:33:01","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T18:33:01","slug":"know-your-mice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/mouse-genome-modification\/mouse-colony-management\/know-your-mice\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Mice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Housing and Environment<\/h2>\n

Temperature: 22 to 25\u00b0C
R.H.: 50 to 70 percent
Light\/Dark cycle: 14\/10
Housing: Four adult mice per cage or: Breeders + litter<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Mouse Genome<\/h2>\n

Number of chromosomes: 40
Diploid DNA content about 6 pg per cell
3x10 9 bp per haploid genome<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Physiological Parameters<\/h2>\n

Body temperature: 37 to 38\u00b0C
Respiration rate: 94 to 163 per minute
Heart rate: 325 to 780 beats per minute
Water consumption: 3 to 7 ml per day
Urine excreted: 1 to 3 ml per day
Daily feed: 3 to 6 g per day
Blood volume: 70 to 80 ml\/kg bodyweight
Blood collection: Max volume 0.5 to 0.7 percent of bodyweight<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Breeding and Reproductive Data<\/h2>\n

Breeding age: Six weeks
Cycle: Polyestrus four to five days when housed with a male
Mating: Place the female(s) into the male\u2019s cage
Gestation: 19 to 21 days
Litter size: 6 to 12
Weaning age: 21 days
Optimal reproductive span: Seven to eight months<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Other Information<\/h2>\n

Life span: 1.5 to 2.5 years.<\/p>\n

Albinos have very poor eyesight due to degenerative retinas.<\/p>\n

High sensitivity to water loss.<\/p>\n

No sweat glands, can\u2019t pant, poor salivation and can\u2019t vomit.<\/p>\n

Lose heat from ears and tail.<\/p>\n

One lung lobe on the left and four on the right.<\/p>\n

Male mice have 50 percent more spleenic tissue than females.<\/p>\n

The tail is very sensitive to pain and is used in balance and as a thermoregulatory organ.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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