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| AALAS | American Association of Laboratory Animal Science |
| ACLAM | American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine |
| APHIS | Animal & Plant Health Inspection Services |
| AVMA | American Veterinary Medical Association |
| AWA | Animal Welfare Act |
| IACUC | Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
| PHS | Public Health Service |
| SOP | standard operating procedure |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| Barbering | when dominant mouse removes facial hair from submissive mice |
| Bruce effect | female will not conceive if exposed to strange male within 48 hrs of breeding |
| Gavage | forced feeding or administration of medications, through a tube or gavage needle passed into the stomach. |
| Hypsodontic | continuously growing or erupting teeth |
| Latent | in a dormant or hidden stage |
| Porphyrin | pigment found secretions of tears, respiratory fluids and saliva that can cause red or rust colored staining of the fur |
| Sialodacryoadenitis | Inflammation of salivary and lacrimal glands |
| SPF | specific pathogen free |
| Torticollis | “wry neck” – twisting of neck or tilting of head |
| VAF | viral antibody free |
| Whitten effect | group of females will go into estrus by 3rd night after introduction of male |
| Cecotrophs | soft, night time feces that are eaten |
| Coprophagy | eat own feces |
| Dewlap | fold of loose skin hanging below neck/chin |
| Herbivorous | diet includes plant material only |
| Heterophils | rabbit neutrophils |
| Laryngospasms | spasms of the vocal cords/laryngeal folds |
| Trichobezoar | accumulation of hair in GI system; hairball |
| Altricial | born hairless, eyes closed |
| Omnivorous | eat food from plant and animal sources |
| Precocious | born with hair, eyes open, teeth and can walk |
| Pseudohibernation | occurs in hamsters if temperature is below 48 F and daylight hours are decreased |
| Amplexing | term for breeding for African Clawed Frog |
| Ectotherm | unable to generate enough metabolic heat to raise body temperature above ambient temperature |
| Ischial callosity | areas one of the patches of thickened, hairless, and often bright-colored skin, on the buttocks of many apes |
| Paraphimosis | inability to retract penis into prepuce |
| Platyrrhine | broad nosed |
| Prehensile | adapted for seizing, grasping, or holding, especially by wrapping around an object |
| 3 R's | reduction, refinement, replacement |
| "the Guide" | Primary reference on animal care & use; creates highest standards; • Includes species not covered by the AWA |
| Scientific name for mouse | Mus musculatus |
| Outbred | Random bred; used to represent diversity of human populations e. g. CD-1 |
| Inbred | Brother-sister inbreeding for at least 20 generations; used in transplant research e. g. BALB/C |
| Congenic | Specific mutation perpetuated by planned matings |
| Transgenic | Genetically engineered for the production of specific disease models |
| Axenic | hysterectomy derived, strict isolation, only microorganisms are those that cross placenta |
| Gnotobiotic | germ-free with specific flora, house in isolation or barrier units |
| Barrier-sustained | Gnotobiotic mice kept in sterile conditions, “shower in, shower out” |
| BALB/C | Inbred albino mouse |
| Sendai virus | common cause of respiratory disease in lab animals |
| Clostridium piliformis | causative agent of Tyzzer's disease; spore forming |
| EDIM | • Epizootic Diarrhea of Infant Mice |
| Aspicularis tetraptera | rodent pinworm |
| Mycoptes musculinus | rodent skin mite |
| Scientific name for rat | Rattus norvegicus |
| "ringtail' | tail necrosis in rats caused by low humidity |
| Scientific name for rabbit | Oryctolagus cuniculus |
| lagomorph | rabbit family |
| peg teeth | 2nd set of upper incisors in rabbit |
| kindling | parturition in rabbits |
| buck | male rabbit |
| doe | female rabbit |
| "snuffles" | respiratory disease esp in rabbits caused by Pasteurella multocida |
| Eimeria | coccidia species in rabbits |
| Cheyletiella | fur mite in rabbits |
| Psoroptes | ear mite in rabbits |
| Scientific name for Syrian hamsters | Mesocricetus auratus |
| "wet tail" | o Transmissable ileal hyperplasia in hamsters |
| LCM | o Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis - zoonotic virus of hamsters |
| Scientific name for gerbils | Meriones unguiculatis |
| Harderian gland | lacrimal gland |
| "sore nose" | Nasal dermatitis of gerbils |
| Scientific name for guinea pigs | Cavia porcellus |
| "scurvy" | Vitamin C deficiency in guinea pigs |
| "lumps" | Cervical Lymphadenitis in guinea pigs |
| Scientific name for chinchillas | Chinchilla langler |
| "fur ring" | Ring of fur becomes entrapped around penis causing swelling and inability to retract penis in chinchillas |
| Scientific name for African clawed frog | Xenopus laevis |
| Nuptial pads | areas on forearms to help male grip female when breeding |
| "red leg" | bacterial disease in frogs; hemorrhage in extremities |
| "dropsy" | excess subcutaneous fluid accumulation in frogs |
| OWP | Old World Primates; Most often used in research |
| NWP | New World Primates |
| Herpes B Virus | Zoonotic disease in non-human primates |
