Cotton rats belong to the hamster family and the cotton rat genus. They resemble large white rats but are slightly smaller in size. The suitable temperature for breeding is 18℃ to 24℃, with a relative humidity of 50% to 60%.
They have deep brown, stiff, and dense fur, with small eyes that are black in color.
Likes quiet environment, sensitive to sound, easily frightened, often kept in bamboo tubes.
Naturally sensitive to movement, good at climbing and jumping, can jump up to 50 cm from a standin
Used as a model for poliomyelitis.
Cotton rat filariasis.
A viral respiratory disease model caused by co-infection with a secondary virus.
Cotton rats infected with adenovirus are the only animal model for epidemic keratoconjunctivitis.
Chronic lead poisoning and fluoride poisoning.
In studies on the effects of environmental pollutants on wildlife, cotton rats can serve as a biological monitor.
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ICR miceIn 1926, the Rockfeller Institute of the United States introduced albino mouse from Switzerland to breed Swiss mouse; in 1948, it was introduced by the Philadelphia Cancer Institute and bred Ha/ICR. In 1973, it was introduced into China and in 2011, SPF (Beijing) Biotechnology Co., Ltd. introduced it from the National Rodent Experimental Animal Seed Center and bred it.More
