[Rearing of germfree guinea pigs and establishment of an SPF guinea pig colony].
New born guinea pigs of Hartley strain derived by hysterectomy were fed commercial pellets, cow's milk, egg yolk and vitamin mixture since 0 days of age, when they were kept at 31 +/- 1 degrees C. Out of 33 animals, 30 were reared for 40 days under aseptic state and they were transfered to a barrierred facility to establish an SPF colony free from Bordetella bronchiseptica, Streptococcus zooepidemicus (Animal C), Salmonella spp., Tyzzer's organisms, Mycoplasma spp., Reo 3 virus, Sendai virus, Eimeria spp., Chirodiscoides caviae and Gliriocola porcelli.
D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D005260:Female; D005856:Germ-Free Life; D006168:Guinea Pigs / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D012098:Reproduction; D013047:Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms