Although the guinea-pig is a fertile breeder, the wild species only produce one or two young at a birth, and this but once in a year.

The latter was tamed by the Incas, and is the ancestor of the guinea-pig.

The teats vary in number from a single abdominal pair in the guinea-pig to six thoracico-abdominal pairs in the rats; while in the Octodontidae and Capromyidae they are placed high up on the sides of the body.

They include several species widely distributed throughout South America, extending even to the straits of Magellan, from one of which (C. cutleri of Peru) the guinea-pig is derived.

When an albino mouse, rat, guinea-pig or rabbit is crossed with either a pure self or pure pied-coloured form, the offspring are similar to, though not always exactly like, the coloured parent; provided, of course, that the albino is pure and is not carrying some colour or pattern determinant which is dominant to that of the coloured parent used.

On the other hand, he found the weakened virus could be again strengthened by inoculating a feeble animal such as a guinea-pig a day or two old with it, and then inoculating stronger and stronger animals: an increase in strength was gained with each inoculation, until at last the virus could attack the strongest.

The unit of antitoxin in Ehrlich's new standard is the amount requisite to antagonize i oo times the minimum lethal dose of a particular toxin to a guinea-pig of 250 grm.

Thus the serum of the white rat, which is immune to anthrax, kills the bacillus; whereas the serum of the guinea-pig, which is susceptible, has no such effect.

When an albino mouse, rat, guinea-pig or rabbit is crossed with either a pure self or pure pied-coloured form, the offspring are similar to, though not always exactly like, the coloured parent; provided, of course, that the albino is pure and is not carrying some colour or pattern determinant which is dominant to that of the coloured parent used.

The caudal vertebrae vary from a rudimentary condition in the guinea-pig to a great size in the jumping-hare and prehensile-tailed porcupines.

The caudal vertebrae vary from a rudimentary condition in the guinea-pig to a great size in the jumping-hare and prehensile-tailed porcupines.

These observations have been verified in the rabbit, mouse, fowl, guinea-pig and cat by Davidsohn, occasionally in the dog by Lubarsch; and confirmatory observations have also been made by Czerny and Maximoff.

418, also, Manual of General Pathology (London, 1898); Loeb, " Certain Activities of the Epithelial Tissue of Skin of Guinea-pig, &c.," Johns Hopkins Hosp. Bull., Balt.

The guinea-pig is a singularly inoffensive and defenceless creature, of a restless disposition, and wanting in that intelligence which usually characterizes domestic pets, although said to show some discrimination.

A frog or fowl or guinea-pig held in some unnatural pose, and retained so forcibly for a time, becomes "set" in that pose, or rather in a posture of partial recovery of the normal posture.

Klein also prepares a new prophylactic from the dried organs of a guinea-pig, and one of the most interesting experiments is that of Strong (Archiv far Schiff sand tropische Hygiene, April, 1906), who uses for producing immunity in man a living virulent culture of the bacillus pestis.

The serum is then removed and its anti-toxic power tested by ascertaining the amount necessary to counteract a given amount of active toxin in a guinea-pig of a certain size, the standard weight being three hundred grammes.

Sheep, goats, ducks, chickens, pot belly pig, rabbit, guinea pig.

Good guinea pig or cavy breeders will take the time to make sure you understand what keeping guinea pigs involves.

Guinea Pig Fun The last couple of days have been quite guinea pig oriented.

There was a good mix of sightseeing, culture, tasting the local delicacy (guinea-pig) as well as time to ourselves.

An Inca delicacy, often on the menu in the highlands, is roast guinea pig.

Within a few weeks he has killed a guinea pig in a botched robbery.

see the guinea pig cages page for details of making a cheap indoor run.

Maybe someone out there has a lonely guinea pig that needs a friend too.

The Agouti is a smooth-coated guinea pig that most closely resembles the wild type of guinea pig found in South America.

The centerpiece was his most famous image - a shy youngster holding her pet guinea pig at the Sandringham Show.

Pig This little guinea pig is a male, less than 4 months old.

Preparation for the arrival of your guinea pig Get everything ready in advance of collecting your new guinea pig.

Your guinea pig will eat guinea pig mix and hay as the main part of his diet.

Figure 3. Lack of effect of morphine on the responses of the longitudinal smooth muscle of a segment of guinea pig ileum in vitro.

See the guinea pig cages page for details of making a cheap indoor run.

The African porcupine is one of the largest rodents in the world, belonging to the same family as the Guinea Pig.

pot belly pig, rabbit, guinea pig.

If a guinea pig develops bald patches on its face, this could indicate the fungal disease ringworm.

ringworm treatment has been effective on one guinea pig when regular veterinary treatment failed.

Within a few weeks he has killed a guinea pig in a botched robbery.

titres of the agent in experimentally infected guinea pig corneas.

unkind to keep one guinea pig.

velveteen rabbit, only a guinea pig instead.

These observations have been verified in the rabbit, mouse, fowl, guinea-pig and cat by Davidsohn, occasionally in the dog by Lubarsch; and confirmatory observations have also been made by Czerny and Maximoff.

418, also, Manual of General Pathology (London, 1898); Loeb, " Certain Activities of the Epithelial Tissue of Skin of Guinea-pig, &c.," Johns Hopkins Hosp. Bull., Balt.

CAVY, a name commonly applied to several South American rodent animals included in the family Caviidae (see Rodentia), but perhaps properly applicable only to those belonging to the typical genus Cavia, of which the most familiar representative is the domesticated guinea-pig.

Although the guinea-pig is a fertile breeder, the wild species only produce one or two young at a birth, and this but once in a year.

The latter was tamed by the Incas, and is the ancestor of the guinea-pig.

The guinea-pig is a singularly inoffensive and defenceless creature, of a restless disposition, and wanting in that intelligence which usually characterizes domestic pets, although said to show some discrimination.

The teats vary in number from a single abdominal pair in the guinea-pig to six thoracico-abdominal pairs in the rats; while in the Octodontidae and Capromyidae they are placed high up on the sides of the body.

They include several species widely distributed throughout South America, extending even to the straits of Magellan, from one of which (C. cutleri of Peru) the guinea-pig is derived.

Most species are brown above and whitish beneath, but in some the lighter tints extend on to the sides, shoulders and head, communicating a coloration somewhat like that of a guinea-pig (see OcTOnoN).

A frog or fowl or guinea-pig held in some unnatural pose, and retained so forcibly for a time, becomes "set" in that pose, or rather in a posture of partial recovery of the normal posture.

Klein also prepares a new prophylactic from the dried organs of a guinea-pig, and one of the most interesting experiments is that of Strong (Archiv far Schiff sand tropische Hygiene, April, 1906), who uses for producing immunity in man a living virulent culture of the bacillus pestis.

The serum is then removed and its anti-toxic power tested by ascertaining the amount necessary to counteract a given amount of active toxin in a guinea-pig of a certain size, the standard weight being three hundred grammes.

On the other hand, he found the weakened virus could be again strengthened by inoculating a feeble animal such as a guinea-pig a day or two old with it, and then inoculating stronger and stronger animals: an increase in strength was gained with each inoculation, until at last the virus could attack the strongest.

Bacilli mingled with blood-corpuscles from the blood of a guinea-pig; some of the bacilli dividing.

The unit of antitoxin in Ehrlich's new standard is the amount requisite to antagonize i oo times the minimum lethal dose of a particular toxin to a guinea-pig of 250 grm.

Thus the serum of the white rat, which is immune to anthrax, kills the bacillus; whereas the serum of the guinea-pig, which is susceptible, has no such effect.

If a guinea pig develops bald patches on its face, this could indicate the fungal disease ringworm.

Ringworm treatment has been effective on one guinea pig when regular veterinary treatment failed.

Iatrogenic transmission of CJD accepted - high titres of the agent in experimentally infected guinea pig corneas.

Behavior In the wild, guinea pigs live in close family groups, and it is unkind to keep one guinea pig.

A bit like a real velveteen rabbit, only a guinea pig instead.

It will take some persistence and patience to properly hand tame a guinea pig.

Bottom line, don't let yourself be anyone's guinea pig when it comes to your body art.

Roberts spent years trying to perfect the Shangri-La Diet, using himself as a guinea pig to study the diet's effects.

I'm a redhead with extremely sensitive skin so I was always the guinea pig for the product testing...and yes many of the early compounds left nasty rashes!"