Seasonal variation of temperatures in rabbits.
Determinations of rectal temperatures were performed in a series of measurements in male and female drug-naive SPF rabbits of the Chinchilla type maintained under standard environmental conditions (temperature 19 degrees C, relative humidity 60%, light 14 h/day) in weekly tests collected over 3 1/2 years. The results indicated a seasonal variation in rectal temperature. The temperature was affected by restraint, and female animals showed significantly higher temperatures than males. Bodyweight had no effect on temperature.
D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D001831:Body Temperature; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits / Q000502:physiology*; D012007:Rectum; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000662:veterinary; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors