Morphological and Reproductive Characteristics of Musk Shrews (<I>Suncus murinus</I>) Collected in Bangladesh, and Development of the Laboratory Line (BAN Line) Derived from Them

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  • ISHIKAWA Akira
    <I>Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Nagoya University</I>
  • TSUBOTA Yuji
    <I>Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Nagoya University</I>
  • NAMIKAWA Takao
    <I>Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Nagoya University</I>

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  • Bangladesh産ジャコウネズミ (<I>Suncus murinus</I>) 採集個体群の形態・繁殖に関する基礎的特性と室内繁殖ライン (BAN) の育成
  • Bangladesh産ジャコウネズミ(Suncus murinus)採集個体群の形態・繁殖に関する基礎的特性と室内繁殖ライン(BAN)の育成〔英文〕
  • Bangladeshサン ジャコウネズミ Suncus murinus サイシ

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Abstract

To establish a unique laboratory line of the musk shrew with different genetic properties from previously developed laboratory lines, 49 male and 49 female shrews were captured in the campus of Bangladesh Agricultural University from October through November in 1983 and from December in 1985 to January in 1986. The shrews collected were of various ages. They had light gray coats, with slight variations in color. Except for the 12 shrews introduced into our laboratory, the total length and body weight of the shrews ranged from 17.2 to 31.9 cm and 32.5 to 147.0g in males, and 21.1 to 26.6 cm and 40.8 to 110.0g in females, respeetively. Pregnant females were found throughout the trapping period, and the average fetal litter size was 3.54 (11 cases) . Five males and 7 females of the shrews captured in 1983 were transported to our laboratory. After more than 100 days of laboratory rearing, their total length and body weight averaged 27.6 cm and 147.3g in males, and 24.6 cm and 81.7g in females. Their body weight was more than double that of Japanese shrews. The shrews introduced (except for one male) produced a total of 59 offspring, which were regarded as the first generation of the laboratory line (BAN Line) . Gestation period and average litter size were between 28 and 30 days (10 cases) and 3.47 (17 cases), respectively. The BAN line has consisted of about 60 individuals at each generation and has been maintained as a closed breeding colony.

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  • Experimental Animals

    Experimental Animals 36 (3), 253-260, 1987

    Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Science

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