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The Care and Management of Laboratory Hystricomorph Rodents

  • Weir B
Laboratory Animals (1967) 1(2) 95-104
DOI: 10.1258/002367767781035521
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SummaryThe 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.

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Weir, B. J. (1967). The Care and Management of Laboratory Hystricomorph Rodents. Laboratory Animals, 1(2), 95–104. https://doi.org/10.1258/002367767781035521

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